English Grammar - Sentence Completion

English Grammar
English Grammar - Sentence Completion

Select the correct option: The analyst found the correlation to be ___ marginal to influence policy.


Options:

  1. too
  2. very
  3. so
  4. as

Right Answer: too

The sentence requires a word that conveys the idea of an excessive degree that prevents something from happening, here that the correlation is not strong enough to influence policy. 'Too' is specifically used before an adjective to indicate an excessive degree that results in a negative or limiting consequence, matching perfectly with 'marginal to influence policy' meaning it was too weak to have an effect. 'Very' simply intensifies without implying a negative consequence, 'so' requires a 'that' clause to show result, and 'as' is used for comparison, not degree with consequence. Therefore, the grammatically and contextually correct word is 'too', making option 1 the correct answer.

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