Although the delicious punch is made of a mixture of fruit juices, the __ flavor is strawberry. hypothetical nominal predominate default

## Step 1<br />The problem is a fill-in-the-blank type question where we need to choose the correct word from the given options to complete the sentence. The sentence is about a punch that is made of a mixture of fruit juices, but the flavor is strawberry.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The word that we need to choose should describe the flavor of the punch. The word 'predominate' means to be the most common or important. In this context, it means that the flavor of the punch is mostly strawberry, even though it is made of a mixture of fruit juices.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The other options 'hypothetical', 'nominal', and 'default' do not fit in the context of the sentence. 'Hypothetical' means something that is based on a hypothesis or assumption, 'nominal' means something that is in name only, and 'default' means something that is the standard or usual thing.