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. The manager’s decision to (A) allocate more resources to marketing was widely (B) welcomed by the team, who felt that their efforts were finally being (C) acknowledged . However, there was a sense of (D) implementing when it came to (E) reluctance the new strategy, as some team members feared it might lead to more work for them.Solution
The sentence makes more sense if (D) implementing and (E) reluctance are swapped, as follows: D ("implementing") should be replaced with E ("reluctance") to describe the "sense of reluctance" about the new strategy. E ("reluctance") should go where D is, because it's about the hesitation to carry out or execute the new strategy.
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