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Craft and StructureHardWord for offsetting a loss

Craft and Structure practice question

The loss of the Saturday market was partly ____ by the new farm shop, which took on three of the stallholders.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. offsetCorrect
  2. B. caused
  3. C. predicted
  4. D. concealed

Answer: A. offset

The shop made up some of the loss: offset.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. caused
The shop took stallholders in after the loss, not before.
C. predicted
Not about prediction.
D. concealed
The loss is not hidden.

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