Sihyun wrote:
The demise of the rigorous academic curriculum in high school resulted, in part, from the progressive rhetoric that (i)___________ the study of subjects previously thought (ii)_____________ as part of school learning.
Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
(A) undermined | (D) necessary |
(B) sanctioned | (E) popular |
(C) enhanced | (F) incongruous |
Answer: B,F
I answered A,D. Could you tell me why the choice A,D is wrong, but B,F is correct?
Thank you in advance.
from my perspective,undermine and necessary are too negative words to deal with ,so by process of elimination,answers come out to be B,F