You may now … with your presentation.

Analyze the question: The sentence "You may now ___ with your presentation" needs a verb that means "go ahead" or "continue." The options are also a spelling test, because several of them are misspellings.

Explain the concept: Two commonly confused words are:

• Precede means to come before something in time, order, or position. Example: Monday precedes Tuesday.
• Proceed means to go ahead or continue. Example: The meeting will proceed as planned.

Solution, step by step:

1. The meaning needed is "go ahead with your presentation," so the word is proceed.
2. Check each option: • A. Precede is spelled correctly but means "come before," so it doesn't fit the sentence. • B. Preceed is a misspelling and is not a word. • C. Procede is a misspelling and is not a word. • D. Proceed is spelled correctly and means "go ahead," so it fits.
3. The sentence reads: *You may now proceed with your presentation.

Tip: Remember that only three English words end in -ceed: proceed, succeed, and exceed. Everything else uses -cede, like precede, concede, and secede. For "go forward," think PRO = forward, as in progress.