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In the past few decades, the importance of the primaries in terms of t
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In the past few decades, the importance of the primaries in terms of the overall election has increased significantly. As states have fought to increase their impact in deciding the presidential nominations, the process of front-loading has pushed the primary dates forward, and media coverage of candidates in this (i) ________ process has proved decisive in both the party nominations and the election itself. In part, the media (ii) _______ the growing importance of the presidential primaries by saturating media outlets with news of potential candidates and their fight to (iii) ________ the nomination. In the case of presidential primaries, it is increasingly the case that it is not the voters, but the media, that decide which candidates will advance and which will not.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. curtailed | D. hinders | G. impede |
| B. protracted | E. stupefied | H. laud |
| C. hackneyed | F. perpetuates | I. clinch |
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22 May 2025, 04:30
22 May 2025, 04:30
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B, F, I
The sentence with blank (i) emphasizes that primary dates have been moved forward in time, which would (B) protract, or "lengthen," the period of the election process. Choice (A) curtailed, or "shortened," has the opposite meaning needed here while choice (C) hackneyed, or "unoriginal," deals with a different issue.
Blank (ii)'s sentence tells us that the media "saturates" outlets with news of potential candidates, so we can predict that the blank should mean "makes continue." Choice (F) perpetuates ("to make something continue, usually for a very long time") fits this definition, while choice (D) hinders gives the phrase the opposite meaning, and choice (E) stupefies, or "astonishes," is illogical.
Blank (iii) should say what candidates fight to do during the primaries, which is choice (I) clinch, or "reach the goal," of obtaining the nomination. Neither choice (G) impede, or "interfere with the progress of," nor choice (H) laud, or "praise," make sense in this context.
The correct choices are (B), (F), and (I).
B, F, I
The sentence with blank (i) emphasizes that primary dates have been moved forward in time, which would (B) protract, or "lengthen," the period of the election process. Choice (A) curtailed, or "shortened," has the opposite meaning needed here while choice (C) hackneyed, or "unoriginal," deals with a different issue.
Blank (ii)'s sentence tells us that the media "saturates" outlets with news of potential candidates, so we can predict that the blank should mean "makes continue." Choice (F) perpetuates ("to make something continue, usually for a very long time") fits this definition, while choice (D) hinders gives the phrase the opposite meaning, and choice (E) stupefies, or "astonishes," is illogical.
Blank (iii) should say what candidates fight to do during the primaries, which is choice (I) clinch, or "reach the goal," of obtaining the nomination. Neither choice (G) impede, or "interfere with the progress of," nor choice (H) laud, or "praise," make sense in this context.
The correct choices are (B), (F), and (I).
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