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    Question

    In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.

    The German government said that decommissioning (A)

    all nuclear plants next year and then facing (B) out the use of coal by 2030 won't affect (C) the country's energy security (D) or its goal of making Europe's biggest economy “climate neutral” by 2045.
    A decommissioning Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B facing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C affect Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D security Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The expression ‘facing out’ is inappropriate here. The correct word must be ‘phasing out’. The phrasal verb ‘phase something out’ means ‘to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages’. The German government said that decommissioning all nuclear plants next year and then phasing out the use of coal by 2030 won't affect the country's energy security or its goal of making Europe's biggest economy “climate neutral” by 2045.

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