How do you use the word alternation in a sentence?

Answer 1

(Properly, alternative is a choice between exactly two options. However, because there may be more than one pair of options,alternative has come to be used colloquially to mean a choice between two or more. Similarly, alternatives is often used to indicate more than two possible courses of action.)

To reduce pollution, we need alternative sources of energy.

The alternative to a jury trial is a bench trial, where guilt is decided by the judge.

He did not want to sell the farm, but he had no alternative.

Answer 2

Alternate is an adjective for another option, another way to do it. Example sentence:

An alternate way to do a search on the mountain is to go by helicopter.

Alternate is a verb that means interchange, rotate, or vary. Example sentence:

You should rotate your tires so that they'll wear more evenly.

Alternate is a noun that means a substitute, deputy, surrogate, or proxy. Example sentence:

If you won't be able to attend all of the meetings, you need to select an alternate to act in your place.

~ As the team's designated alternate, I wait.

Answer 3

"He could fight the lawsuit, or, alternatively, make a settlement offer."

"If the idea worked, it would save months of effort; alternatively, its failure could doom the whole project."

Answer 4

The checkerboard pattern is produced by the alternation of black and white squares.

Answer 5

I am the altenator of the school.