Once an apolitical confrontation of the world’s best athletes, the Sum

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Once an apolitical confrontation of the world’s best athletes, the Summer Olympics have  been increasingly politicized  in recent years as the superpowers have denied many of the best athletes’ access to competition.

(A) been increasingly politicized
(B) been increasing politicization
(C) been of increasing politicization
(D) politicized, increasingly,
(E) increased politicization

daagh · Answer

A goes well with the answer. The noun form of increasing politicization in B, of Increasing politicization in C and increased politicization in E are the least preferred over the verb form of politicized in A. In E, the active 'have politicized' is not logical. It is ugly to see the modifier 'increasingly' parenthesized between two commas as if the modifier is not essential. The increase is an essential ingredient of the current status. In addition, an adverb is normally required to precede the verb it modifies rather than follow. One may see why E is such a poor answer.

minustark · Answer

Once an apolitical confrontation of the world’s best athletes, the Summer Olympics have been increasingly politicized in recent years as the superpowers have denied many of the best athletes’ access to competition.

(A) been increasingly politicized>>> I think it is precise and correct.
(B) been increasing politicization >>> an adverb is needed before the main verb politicized, ohh... have been should be followed by a verb, not a noun, politizication.
(C) been of increasing politicization>>> I couldn't find out why this is wrong, but sounds like it is incorrect. so, excluded it from correct answer.
(D) politicized, increasingly,>>> Summer Olympics cannot politicize themselves, they have to be done by someone or something. been is required.
(E) increased politicization >>> Summer Olympics is an event, not a person. so increase politicization does not go with them.

emcheeks · Answer

Once an apolitical confrontation of the world’s best athletes, the Summer Olympics have  been increasingly politicized  in recent years as the superpowers have denied many of the best athletes’ access to competition.

(A) been increasingly politicized
(B) been increasing politicization
(C) been of increasing politicization
(D) politicized, increasingly,
(E) increased politicization

D and E are wrong because Olympics can't politicize itself.

B and C are wrong. Explanation:

Remember:  noun form (politicization) refers to the result. And ver+ing or verb+ed form (politicized) refers to the action/process of that noun.  
In this problem, we see that Olympics have been through the  process  of being politicized  in recent years . So it should not use "politicization" which refers to the result. B and C out.

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