Directions: In the following item, a CLOZE question is given with ten blanks, each with four options. Select the most appropriate word from the options which fills the blanks correctly, and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
It is increasingly __________ that learning levels within many countries are highly unequal.
Fill the Blank: Correct Use of 'recognized' in CLOZE Test
This question requires us to select the most suitable word to fill the blank in the sentence: "It is increasingly __________ that learning levels within many countries are highly unequal." The sentence discusses the growing awareness or acknowledgement of a fact.
Analyzing the Sentence Structure
The phrase "It is increasingly..." suggests a passive or adjectival form is needed to describe the state of acknowledgement. We are looking for something that is becoming more known or accepted.
Evaluating the Options
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Option 1: recognized
This is the past participle form of the verb 'recognize'. The structure "It is increasingly recognized" means that the fact mentioned is becoming more widely acknowledged or known. This fits the context perfectly, indicating a growing awareness that learning levels are unequal. -
Option 2: recognize
This is the base form of the verb. Using it here, "It is increasingly recognize," would be grammatically incorrect. The structure requires a past participle or an adjective, not the base verb form following 'is'. -
Option 3: recognizing
This is the present participle. "It is increasingly recognizing" implies that 'It' (whatever 'It' refers to, perhaps an entity or system) is actively doing the recognizing. This changes the meaning and doesn't fit the intended passive sense of the statement, which is about the *fact* being recognized by others. -
Option 4: been recognized
This form ("has been recognized" or "is being recognized") is part of the perfect or continuous passive tenses. However, the sentence starts with "It is increasingly...". Simply adding "been recognized" would create an incorrect tense ("It is increasingly been recognized"). The correct structure would require "It has increasingly been recognized".
Conclusion
Based on the grammatical structure and the meaning of the sentence, the past participle recognized is the correct word to fill the blank. The completed sentence, "It is increasingly recognized that learning levels within many countries are highly unequal," accurately conveys that this inequality is becoming more widely known and accepted.
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