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- 01. Some people fear that grizzly bears are in danger of going [extinct].02. Dinosaurs have been [extinct] for millions of years.03. Although dinosaurs have been [extinct] for millions of years, they are still very popular among children.04. The principal reason for the [extinction] of different species is damage to their habitat.05. Mount Fuji is an [extinct] volcano.06. Many animals on this planet are facing [extinction] due to pollution and habitat destruction.07. A fire started in our stove, but we were able to [extinguish] it with baking soda.08. In 1963, Bertrand Russell said that the human race may well become [extinct] before the end of the century.09. Umberto Eco wrote that absence is to love as wind to fire; it [extinguishes] the little flame, and it fans the big.10. Dinosaurs lived on earth for around 165 million years before they became [extinct].11. Ninety percent of all species that have become [extinct] have been birds.12. According to one study, plant and animal species are becoming [extinct] at the rate of 17 per hour.13. There are many volcanoes in New Zealand, but most are [extinct].14. Ninety-nine percent of all forms of life that have existed on earth are now [extinct].15. There are more than 11,000 species of plants and animals currently at risk of [extinction] in the near future.16. In the cartoon "The Far Side" by Gary Larson, it is suggested that the real reason dinosaurs went [extinct] was that they smoked cigarettes.17. Yemen's chief seaport sits in the middle of an [extinct] volcano.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.