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Because global warming is increasing the sea level, alternative ways to utilize waterfront land ought to be explored.

(A) alternative ways to utilize
(B) alternative ways of utilization of
(C) alternatives to using
(D) alternatives of use of
(E) alternative utilizations for


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by Tani » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:15 pm
The alternatives here have different meanings. If the sentence is looking for alternative uses of land on the waterfront, the answer would be E. If it is asking us to look at alternatives to adopt instead of using waterfront lands, the answer would be C.
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