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QuizMultiple Choice

Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

Question 9 • PARTA - EVP: PGCPS ENGLISH 12 OC (FALL2026) 791113

Read the sentence.The administrator of the company, the woman overseeing the department, added new personnel to better augment the existing sales force.

Answer
A
of the company
B
overseeing the department
C
to better augment
D
existing sales force

Explanation

“Augment” means to increase or add to, so “augment the existing sales force” already expresses the idea of increasing it. The phrase “to better augment” is awkward because “better” does not clarify how the force is being increased. Choice C is “to better augment.”

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