Read this sentence and answer the question below: ray and his friends weren't normally into sports, but that summer he never missed a pittsburgh pirates game; he turned into a fanatic who was devastated whenever his favorite team lost. which phrase from the sentence gives the most clue to the meaning of fanatic?
ray and his friends
weren't into most sports
never missed
favorite team lost

The answer is 'Never missed.'

Explanation:

A fanatic means someone who enjoys and is highly invested into a certain thing. Ray is a fanatic of the Pittsburgh Pirates because he never misses a game. All the other answers do not show any context clues behind him being a fanatic. Therefore, C. Never missed is your answer.

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