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In each of the following questions, a sentence with four highlighted words has been given. One of these highlighted words may or may not have been used unnecessarily in the given sentence. You are required to choose the word that is redundant and gives a superfluous meaning. If all of the highlighted words are essential for the contextual meaning of the sentence, then choose option (E) as your answer choice. Sentence: Water-conservation and water-harvesting methods (A) that do not require the construction (B) of a dam are fallacious approaches (C) that have not been adequately (D) examined in the management of water resources.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Correct answer: D

Solution

The word "adequately" is redundant because the phrase "have not been examined" already conveys the intended meaning of insufficient study in context. The other highlighted words are needed for the sentence structure and meaning.

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