Craft and StructureMediumWord for a growing tendency
Craft and Structure practice question
There is a ____ among younger farmers toward smaller fields and thicker hedges, reversing the enlargement their parents pursued.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. movementCorrect
- B. reluctance
- C. prohibition
- D. shortage
Answer: A. movement
A tendency 'toward' something, reversing the old approach: a movement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reluctance
- Reluctance would be against, not toward.
- C. prohibition
- Nothing is prohibited.
- D. shortage
- A shortage doesn't take a direction 'toward'.
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