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by Rohit71 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:46 pm

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In the past few months, there has been extensive dispute over if fare hikes should be a first or last recourse in improving the transit system.
(A) over if fare hikes should be a first or last recourse
(B) about if fare hikes are a first or last recourse
(C) about hiking fares as being a first or last recourse
(D) over whether fare hikes should be a first or last recourse
(E) concerning fare hikes and whether to raise them as a first or last recourse
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by deloitte247 » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:36 pm
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Check out carefully for conjunctions that are used in the various answer choice. Also watch out for suitable idioms.

Option A :- INCORRECT
if is a non needed conjunction in this answer choice, over if is an illogical combination and does not follow suit.

Option B :- INCORRECT
about if is another illogical conjunction combo, juxtaposing the two words does not give a clear meaning to what the statement truly means.

Option C :- INCORRECT
A suitable English idiom would be necessary as the right option, but this answer choice lacks it, the idiom dispute-over is preferred over any other.

Option D :- CORRECT
over whether fake hikes should be a first or last recourse correct as dispute-over is correct idiom not dispute about and also whether is preferred when condition is "whether or not".

Option E :- INCORRECT
This option is too wordy and concerning is rather too convectional for this question.
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