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 government’s proposal to (A) reform the education system has faced strong opposition, especially from unions who believe the changes will only (B) ameliorate the existing problems in schools. While the proposal intends to (C) exacerbate the current situation, many educators view it as a (D) setback , not a step forward, given the lack of adequate resources.Solution
(B) Exacerbate should replace (C) ameliorate because unions believe the changes will worsen the situation. (C) Ameliorate fits the intent of the proposal but should be where (B) exacerbate is in the original sentence, as the change was expected to improve the situation.
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