Question
In the question below, three sentences are given, each
of which has two words highlighted in bold. One of the words in each sentence is inappropriate in the context of the sentence. From the options, choose the one that provides the correct combination of inappropriately used words in each sentence. 1. Now is not the time to (A) debate whether (B) regress toward global goals is a matter of the glass being half-full or half-empty. 2. Despite global news coverage of civic and political action to (A) address our (B) surmounting crises, the underlying trends are extremely frightening. 3. In recent months, the UN has (A) marshalled overwhelming evidence to show that the (B) affects of global warming will be devastating for billions of people around the world.Solution
1.      (e) 1- We need to replace REGRESS (return to a former or less developed state) with PROGRESS (development towards an improved condition). REGRESS is a verb and PROGRESS is a noun. 2- We need to replace SURMOUNTING (overcome (a difficulty or obstacle)) with MOUNTING (grow larger or more numerous). We need an adjective to modify the noun CRISES. 3- We need to replace AFFECTS with EFFECTS. We need a noun here as denoted by the use of the article THE (articles are used to modify only nouns). AFFECT is a verb, and it means to impact or change. EFFECT is a noun, an effect is the result of a change. Since BBB is the correct combination, (e) is the right answer.
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