Question

In the sentence, certain words are in bold and numbered from A to E, which are the possible pairs to be interchanged. Choose the pair(s) of words which need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. It is true that salmon and other fish have been (

Q: Answer-In the sentence, certain words are in bold and numbered from A to E, which are the possible pairs to...

A banished fine means driven out. B depredations wrong here depredations means attacks or plundering, but were referring to locations. C abounded correct usage. D owing this was not owing to... correct idiomatic usage. E creeks awkward. Creeks are small rivers, doesnt fit great creeks of fishermen. Its likely E should be depredations, which fits great depredations. Revised sentence It is true that salmon and other fish have been banished from rivers and creeks in which they once abounded, but this was not owing to the great depredations of fishermen, as has generally been supposed.