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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.

    Successive (A) empirical research studies have shown

    that higher punishment (B) has little intact (C) on lowering (D) crime rates.
    A successive Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B punishment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C intact Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D lowering Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘intact’ is inappropriate here. The correct word that can be used here is ‘impact’. Successive empirical research studies have shown that higher punishment has little impact on lowering crime rates.

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