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There has been a drastic decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against drug dealers.
(A) decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against
(B) decrease in crime because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives of
(C) decreasing in crime because of increasing surveillance by undercover detectives to
(D) crime decrease caused by increasing surveillance by undercover detectives against
(E) crime decrease because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives to
(A) decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against
(B) decrease in crime because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives of
(C) decreasing in crime because of increasing surveillance by undercover detectives to
(D) crime decrease caused by increasing surveillance by undercover detectives against
(E) crime decrease because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives to
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IMO answer D.
There has been a drastic decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against drug dealers.
(A) decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against
- This option sounds like the crime is caused by increasing the surveillance. Also, "surveillance against" is an incorrect idiom.
(B) decrease in crime because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives of
- This option sounds like the crime is caused by increasing the surveillance.
(C) decreasing in crime because of increasing surveillance by undercover detectives to
- This option sounds like the crime is caused by increasing the surveillance. Also, "surveillance to" is an incorrect idiom
(D) crime decrease caused by increasing surveillance by undercover detectives against
-correct
(E) crime decrease because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives to
"surveillance to" is incorrect
There has been a drastic decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against drug dealers.
(A) decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against
- This option sounds like the crime is caused by increasing the surveillance. Also, "surveillance against" is an incorrect idiom.
(B) decrease in crime because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives of
- This option sounds like the crime is caused by increasing the surveillance.
(C) decreasing in crime because of increasing surveillance by undercover detectives to
- This option sounds like the crime is caused by increasing the surveillance. Also, "surveillance to" is an incorrect idiom
(D) crime decrease caused by increasing surveillance by undercover detectives against
-correct
(E) crime decrease because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives to
"surveillance to" is incorrect
16 Oct 2018, 19:46
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There has been a drastic decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against drug dealers.
(A) decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against : Increasing surveillance has resulted in decrease in crime but this option means the crime is the result of increasing the surveillance. Moreover, surveillance of NOT against.
(B) decrease in crime because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives of : CORRECT
(C) decreasing in crime because of increasing surveillance by undercover detectives to : Decrease better than decreasing here, surveillance of NOT to
(D) crime decrease caused by increasing surveillance by undercover detectives against : Drastic modifies decrease , not the crime : Change in meaning. 2nd error as in A.
(E) crime decrease because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives to : 1st error as in D, 2nd error as in C
(A) decrease in crime caused by increasing the surveillance by undercover detectives against : Increasing surveillance has resulted in decrease in crime but this option means the crime is the result of increasing the surveillance. Moreover, surveillance of NOT against.
(B) decrease in crime because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives of : CORRECT
(C) decreasing in crime because of increasing surveillance by undercover detectives to : Decrease better than decreasing here, surveillance of NOT to
(D) crime decrease caused by increasing surveillance by undercover detectives against : Drastic modifies decrease , not the crime : Change in meaning. 2nd error as in A.
(E) crime decrease because of increased surveillance by undercover detectives to : 1st error as in D, 2nd error as in C
