Which sentence uses the word claim as a noun meaning "a statement of truth"?
a. galileo's claim that the earth orbits the sun got him in a lot of trouble.
b. beth and victor both claim to be taller than each other, so one of them must be lying.
c. "i claim this land for spain," columbus said upon his arrival.
d. the homesteaders moved west and staked their claim to land on the prairie.

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A. Galileo's claim that the Earth orbits the sun got him in a lot of trouble.

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The word “claim” can act as a noun, when it names a thing, person, animal, or others, or as a verb, when it indicates an action or a state. From this definition, we can discard options B and C because in these two sentences “claim” is acting as a verb meaning to state and to assert.

In sentence D, the word is acting as a noun, but with the meaning of “demand of ownership” for a land. Sentence A, on the other hand, uses the word “claim” as a noun meaning “a statement of truth,” because it refers to the statement of truth made by Galileo about how the Earth orbits.

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