Using root words as clues, decide which word best completes this sentence. the__held his baton while the orchestra waited for his signal.

a: biographer
b: inventor
c: spectator
d: conductor

what does the word hysterically mean in the following sentence?

the audience laughed hysterically at the comedian's jokes.

a: without real emotion
b: full of energy
c: in a way that cannot be controlled
d: in a pleasant way

The correct answers are "conductor" and "in a way that cannot be controlled"

Explanation:

A conductor is someone who conducts an orchestra; therefore, the only possible answer is this since the rest of the options are not related to the context of the sentence.

The word "hysterically" means with "uncontrolled emotion" so option A, be and C are incorrect. The expression "to laugh hysterically" means laughing for a long time and about something that is extremely funny.