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Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: He slipped a compact umbrella into his backpack.

1. The engineer designed a compact engine for small cars.
2. The workers compacted the gravel before laying the tiles.
3. The two nations entered a compact to share water resources.
4. She wrote her report in a compact format to save space.

Correct answer: The two nations entered a compact to share water resources.

Solution

In the given sentence, compact is used as an adjective meaning small or tightly packed. The homonym is compact as a noun meaning an agreement or pact, which appears in the sentence about two nations.

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