Question

Enter the option sequence that corresponds to the correct word to be used in each sentence.

(A) The US has acted in a timely manner by swift [A] / swiftly [B] lowering interest rates and to give [A] / giving [B] fiscal stimulus to the economy.
(B) Workers in the unorganized sector will also cover [A] / be covered [B] under the health insurance scheme expected to come into effect from April 1, 2008.
(C) The government may soon make the filing of annual information return compulsory not just to buy [A] / for buying [B] but also for selling of shares beyond a particular value.
(D) People have started [A] / started [B] living in it for a year now, relegating past and future to a back seat.
The correct sequence is: ___

Answer 1

The adverb ‘swiftly’ modifies the ‘verb’ lowering, hence it is more suitable. To have parallelism in the construction, ‘lowering interest rates’ should be followed by ‘giving fiscal stimulus.’ ‘Be covered’ is correct in sentence B for it has to be passive. In C as ‘for selling’ is used in the later part of the sentence hence ‘for buying’ should be preferred in the previous part. In sentence D we are talking about something related to the present ‘now’ so the present perfect tense ‘have started’ should be preferred.