1) Beware of the dangerous deep hole ahead

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1) Beware of the dangerous deep hole ahead

or

Beware of the dangerously deep hole ahead

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And in case both are acceptable, what is the difference between them?

2) Here is an excerpt from the "Your relativistic brain "- Speed Reading Book- Tony Buzan

If you were driving along a motorway at 100 miles per hour and your partner suddenly covered your speedometer and asked you to decelerate to 20 miles per hour, at what speed do you think you would level off, saying" That's 20 miles per hour"

Most people estimate between 40 and 60 miles and are correct

What does are correct mean here? Nobody asked any question

3) What is the difference between excerpt and extract?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Bellywhat is the difference between them?

A dangerous deep hole is a hole that is dangerous and a hole that is also deep. A dangerously deep hole is a hole that is deep, and it is so deep that its depth is dangerous. It is deep in a dangerous way.
In practical terms, the two are almost the same thing.

Bellyat what speed do you think you would level off?

I believe that this is the question you are looking for.

BellyWhat is the difference between excerpt and extract?

Without a specific context I'd say that an excerpt is a part of a larger text or performance. You can have an excerpt from a novel -- just one chapter, or an excerpt from a symphony -- just one movement, or an excerpt from a play -- just one scene, and so on.
An extract is something that is removed or squeezed out of something else. You can extract the juice from a lemon or an orange, for example. You can buy extracts of almond, anise, or vanilla. These are flavors extracted from almonds, anise seeds, or vanilla beans, respectively.
CJ

Belly · Answer

hi,
2)

If you were driving along a motorway at 100 miles per hour and your partner suddenly covered your speedometer and asked you to decelerate to 20 miles per hour, at what speed do you think you would level off, saying" That's 20 miles per hour"

Most people estimate between 40 and 60 miles and are correct

This is the excerpt from the book. All the whole paragraph and the sentence following

3) No, I want to compare this meaning of extract to that of excerpt: a short passage from a book, piece of music, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like:
ex:The following extract is taken from her new novel.

CalifJim · Answer

Belly,
You wrote: What does are correct mean here? Nobody asked any question.
Somebody did ask a question. I showed you the question. The question is:
at what speed do you think you would level off, saying" That's 20 miles per hour"
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Most people estimate between 40 and 60 miles (per hour)
means
Most people answer the question above with a number between 40 and 60.
(They say, "I think I would level off at a speed of 45* miles per hour, thinking I was going at 20 miles an hour".
*Or some other number between 40 and 60.)
____
and are correct
means
and they have answered the question correctly.
(They really do level off at a speed of 45 miles per hour, thinking they were going 20 miles an hour.)
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Yes. extract can mean excerpt. If applied to books, music, and so on, the meanings are the same.

CJ

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