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 (

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

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 its about the hesitation to carry out or execute the new strategy.

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.