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Although the superintendent of public works had a reputation
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Updated on: 14 Aug 2019, 08:20
Updated on: 14 Aug 2019, 08:20
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Although the superintendent of public works had a reputation as a man of integrity throughout the department and in the wider community, his __________ was called into question when his brother was accused of corruption.
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Re: Although the superintendent of public works had a reputation
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14 Aug 2019, 08:23
14 Aug 2019, 08:23
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His integrity was called into question. I:E may he was not an honest man after all.
C and F are two equal words in meaning
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C and F are two equal words in meaning
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01 Oct 2019, 20:53
01 Oct 2019, 20:53
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It's easier to read longer sentences like this:
Although (he)the superintendent of public works had a reputation as (was) a man of integrity throughout the department and in the wider community, his __________ was called into question when his brother was accused of corruption.
So, simply put, the sentence is: although he was a man of integrity, his integrity was called into question.
Now, elimination becomes easy. C and F are the only possible choices. Equally important, there are no other pairs!
Although (he)
So, simply put, the sentence is: although he was a man of integrity, his integrity was called into question.
Now, elimination becomes easy. C and F are the only possible choices. Equally important, there are no other pairs!
