projectoffset wrote:
This is an absolutely terrible example and should be removed.
agreed..
The first blank has to be a verb as it is parallel to verb invite, but the answer given is PRETENTIOUS, which is an adjective and can noway fit in.
Now, this could be corrected
a) by changing the blank choice
b) by removing AND and reforming the phrase as below
Some critics maintain that fixed poetic forms, which require a specific number of lines and syllables, invite and may even may even invite (i) __________ wordiness; when no such (ii) __________ exists, the poet can easily spot and (iii) ___________ superfluities.
Noun it maintains required stress and also pretentious may just fit in with NOUN wordiness.
But we would remove this from our database and lock this thread.