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Directions (21-24):In each of the questions given below, four words have been highlighted. These four words may or may not have been placed in their correct positions. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that should replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is, then select option (e) as your choice.


The Senate passed a bill that investment (A) the largest represents (B) ever made in the United States to advance rebate (C) energy and provide middle-class people with a tax sustainable (D).

Options

A

B-C

B

A-B & C-D

C

A-B

D

A-C & B-D

E

No replacement required

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Correct Answer :

Option B

A-B & C-D

Solution :

The correct option is A-B & C-D.

Let's analyze the sentence and check the contextual and grammatical correctness of the highlighted words:

"The Senate passed a bill that investment (A) the largest represents (B) ever made in the United States to advance rebate (C) energy and provide middle-class people with a tax sustainable (D)."

Step 1: Analyzing positions (A) and (B):
In the clause "that investment (A) the largest represents (B) ever made...", the subject "bill" is followed by the relative pronoun "that", which needs a verb to complete the clause. Placing the verb represents (B) after "that" and the noun investment (A) after "largest" makes the phrase grammatically correct: "that represents (B) the largest investment (A) ever made...". Thus, words A and B must be swapped.

Step 2: Analyzing positions (C) and (D):
In the phrase "...to advance rebate (C) energy...", the word "energy" is a noun that should be modified by an adjective. The word sustainable (D) is an adjective.
In the phrase "...provide middle-class people with a tax sustainable (D)", the noun rebate (C) appropriately follows the adjective "tax".
Swapping C and D gives: "...to advance sustainable (C) energy and provide middle-class people with a tax rebate (D)." Thus, words C and D must be swapped.

Corrected Sentence:
"The Senate passed a bill that represents the largest investment ever made in the United States to advance sustainable energy and provide middle-class people with a tax rebate."

Therefore, the correct combination of words to exchange is A-B & C-D.

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