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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Declining popularity or Declined popularity ?
Q. Low sales recorded by Blued Clothing last year was primarily due to its ------- popularity in the market.
(A) minimizing
(B) declining
The correct answer is (B) declining. I agreed that it is the most suitable adjective there because I have seen in newspapers that they often use the nouns of decline and rise when describing for movement of price or something so I guessed declining is the most proper.
By the way, I don't think (A) is the perfectly wrong answer.
Here are some questions.
(1)
Is expressing as minimizing popularity perfectly ridiculous ?
(2)
The low sales happened in last year. So isn't
the right answer " declined popularity" ?
Please someone answer to me.
(A) minimizing
(B) declining
The correct answer is (B) declining. I agreed that it is the most suitable adjective there because I have seen in newspapers that they often use the nouns of decline and rise when describing for movement of price or something so I guessed declining is the most proper.
By the way, I don't think (A) is the perfectly wrong answer.
Here are some questions.
(1)
Is expressing as minimizing popularity perfectly ridiculous ?
(2)
The low sales happened in last year. So isn't
the right answer " declined popularity" ?
Please someone answer to me.
Top answer
Son James (1) Is expressing as minimizing popularity perfectly ridiculous ? I wouldn't use the word 'ridiculous', but it is not English. Son James (2)The low sales happened in last year.
- Son James (1) Is expressing as minimizing popularity perfectly ridiculous ?
- I wouldn't use the word 'ridiculous', but it is not English.
- Son James (2)The low sales happened in last year.
- So isn't the right answer " declined popularity" ?
- No.
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Son James(1) Is expressing as minimizing popularity perfectly ridiculous ?I wouldn't use the word 'ridiculous', but it is not English.
Son James(2)The low sales happened in last year. So isn't the right answer " declined popularity" ?No. Again, it is not an English phrase. And anyway, its popularity was declining
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Thank you for your answers, Mr.Micawber. I've get to have an question on your answer.
You said " I wouldn't use the word 'ridiculous', but it is not English." I couldn't understand what you meant with.
Did it mean that I should have asked you as " Is expressing as minimizing popularity incorrect? "
I meant you picked my faults out in that sentence ? Please correct that sentence if s
You said " I wouldn't use the word 'ridiculous', but it is not English." I couldn't understand what you meant with.
Did it mean that I should have asked you as " Is expressing as minimizing popularity incorrect? "
I meant you picked my faults out in that sentence ? Please correct that sentence if s
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Son JamesDid it mean that I should have asked you as " Is expressing as minimizing popularity incorrect?I would probably have given you the same answer. 'Minimizing popularity' simply does not collocate in your sentence.
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