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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:28 am
IMO:C

Severe and increasing is wrong usage, So eliminate A,B
Severely is wrong usage, so eliminate D,E.

Left with C, correct!!!

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by sunny.bhasin » Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:32 am
can you explain why a,b are wrong.

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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:38 am
sunny.bhasin wrote:can you explain why a,b are wrong.

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Hi Sunny,

Increasing is an adjective and hence can modify noun critics.
Increasing critics is nonsensical.

So A and B are out!

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