According to a recent study, the decrease in percentage of citizens with obesity so that is was the lowest in a decade suggests that public awareness campaigns and good health initiatives may be paying off.
Choices
A - so that is was the lowest in a decade
B - so in being the lowest in a decade
C - to the lowest level in a decade
D - to what would be the lowest in a decade
E - to a decade-low level
Can someone please explain this question?
OA : C
According to a recent study
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According to a recent study, the decrease in percentage of citizens with obesity so that is was the lowest in a decade suggests that public awareness campaigns and good health initiatives may be paying off.
Choices
A - so that is was the lowest in a decade
B - so in being the lowest in a decade
C - to the lowest level in a decade- Perfect
D - to what would be the lowest in a decade
E - to a decade-low level - Ambiguous
Choices
A - so that is was the lowest in a decade
B - so in being the lowest in a decade
C - to the lowest level in a decade- Perfect
D - to what would be the lowest in a decade
E - to a decade-low level - Ambiguous
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What is the source of the Question , just out of curiosity.
happymanocha wrote:According to a recent study, the decrease in percentage of citizens with obesity so that is was the lowest in a decade suggests that public awareness campaigns and good health initiatives may be paying off.
Choices
A - so that is was the lowest in a decade
B - so in being the lowest in a decade
C - to the lowest level in a decade
D - to what would be the lowest in a decade
E - to a decade-low level
Can someone please explain this question?
OA : C
Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.--Thomas A. Edison
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So that is used to show causal relationship.
He went there so that he would get the best deal.
Two sentences-
He went there.
He would get the best deal.
to check -
he would get the best deal, because he went there.
A) no use of "so that" , because no causal relationship is expressed.
B) very awkward
C) best sentence
D) unnecessary use of "What". Try to avoid unnecessary use of what.
E) decade-low is not good word for informal writing.
He went there so that he would get the best deal.
Two sentences-
He went there.
He would get the best deal.
to check -
he would get the best deal, because he went there.
A) no use of "so that" , because no causal relationship is expressed.
B) very awkward
C) best sentence
D) unnecessary use of "What". Try to avoid unnecessary use of what.
E) decade-low is not good word for informal writing.
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