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I am with C.
Here is a rule posted back on this forum about the idioms with ground

grounds + for + Noun or Gerund

grounds + to + Verb

So B is wrong cause its using Noun (opposition) after to .

C is right cause its using "Gerund"(opposing) after for.

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By establishing that the new waste processing plant would contribute to pollution as well as economic impoverishment of the region, Lowell shows that the city council has strong fiscal grounds to be in opposition of the plan proposal.

a)
b) to opposition of
c) for opposing of
d) that it should oppose
e) that it should be in opposition to
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By establishing that the new waste processing plant would contribute to pollution as well as economic impoverishment of the region, Lowell shows that the city council has strong fiscal grounds to be in opposition of the plan proposal.

a)
b) to opposition of
c) for opposing of
d) that it should oppose
e) that it should be in opposition to


1) "grounds to be" is wrong.
2) "to oppsition of" is wrong, unless it's "to oppose"
3) "for opposition of" sounds good.
4) "grounds that" is wrong.
5) same as 5.

Plz correct my logic if I'm wrong....thx.
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The OA is C!
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my question about C is:

shouldn't it be ' ... has strong fiscal grounds for theopposing of the plan proposal' ?

In what situation do we need to use 'the' in front of geround/noun of ?

I questioned the motivation of his proposal.
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