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English Sentence Correction QUESTION #4898
Question 1
A Labor Department study states that the _____ in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force.
  • numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase
  • numbers of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five percent
  • numbers of women employed outside the home were raised by more than thirty-five percent
  • number of women employed outside the home increased by more than thirty-five percent✔️
Correct Answer Explanation
Singular 'number' is correct for a specific measured quantity. 'Increased by more than thirty-five percent' is concise and non-redundant. Options A and E are redundant ('grew by a thirty-five percent increase'). Options B and C use 'numbers' (plural) incorrectly for a singular measured count.