Questionable vs in-question
The following one taxes my brain.
In just three years, the Brazilian government discovered 62,000 __________ land titles.
(A) questioning
(B) questionable
(C) questioned
(D) in-question
I looked up dictionaries and found (B) and (D) share the same meaning, more or less. So I was confused. Please help!
Top answer
Lcchang (B) questionable That is a common attributive adjective. It fits perfectly. Lcchang (D) in-question Used predicatively or in post-position.
- Lcchang (B) questionable That is a common attributive adjective.
- It fits perfectly.
- Lcchang (D) in-question Used predicatively or in post-position.
- Not hyphenated.
- Examples: The results were in question.
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Lcchang(B) questionable
That is a common attributive adjective. It fits perfectly.
Lcchang(D) in-question
Used predicatively or in post-position. Not hyphenated.
Examples:
The results were in question.
I have no reason to suspect that the events in question did not happen.
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