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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Disposing or disposal?
Please look at the following question.
"Environmental activists encourage people to recycle food waste instead of _____ of it with the general trash"
(A) disposing (B) disposal
The correct answer is (A) disposing. I don't know why (B) disposal can't be the other answer. Please look at the following other examples.
eg) The disposal of surplus property is within guidelines issued by the Department.
eg) The disposal of radioactive waste is one of the big problems.
Because there is no article like "the" in the sentence in the question, can (B) disposal not be an answer?
Couldn't someone explain to me why (B) disposal can't be the other answer?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
"Environmental activists encourage people to recycle food waste instead of _____ of it with the general trash"
(A) disposing (B) disposal
The correct answer is (A) disposing. I don't know why (B) disposal can't be the other answer. Please look at the following other examples.
eg) The disposal of surplus property is within guidelines issued by the Department.
eg) The disposal of radioactive waste is one of the big problems.
Because there is no article like "the" in the sentence in the question, can (B) disposal not be an answer?
Couldn't someone explain to me why (B) disposal can't be the other answer?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
Top answer
Son James "Environmental activists encourage people to recycle food waste instead of ___ of it with the general trash" (A) disposing (B) disposal As the first part of the sentence is about people who encourage others to recycle waste,it is natural to follow 'instead of' with verb rather than a noun.
- Son James "Environmental activists encourage people to recycle food waste instead of ___ of it with the general trash" (A) disposing (B) disposal As the first part of the sentence is about people who encourage others to recycle waste,it is natural to follow 'instead of' with verb rather than a noun.
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Son James"Environmental activists encourage people to recycle food waste instead of ___ of it with the general trash" (A) disposing (B) disposalAs the first part of the sentence is about people who encourage others to recycle waste,it is natural to follow 'instead of' with verb rather than a noun.
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