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Police officers working on the murderer have _____ hundreds of families
A. Questioned
B. Enquired
B means "investigate" which sounds better to me
However, the key is A, am I wrong?
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The structure of the sentence shows that you need a transitive verb. Only A is transitive. A is also the usual term in this kind of context.
- The structure of the sentence shows that you need a transitive verb.
- Only A is transitive.
- A is also the usual term in this kind of context.
- B is intransitive, and would be incorrect grammar.
- Police officers working on the murderer have investigated hundreds of families.
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The structure of the sentence shows that you need a transitive verb. Only A is transitive. A is also the usual term in this kind of context.
B is intransitive, and would be incorrect grammar.
Police officers working on the murderer have investigated hundreds of families. This means that they think hundreds of families may be involved in the murder, which is unlikely to
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