Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

As consumers' response to traditional advertising techniques declines, businesses are beginning to develop new methods of reaching customers.

  1. businesses are beginning to develop new methods of reaching customers.

  2. businesses are beginning to develop new methods in reaching customers.

  3. businesses are beginning to develop new methods for reaching customers.

  4. businesses are beginning to develop new methods to reaching customers.

  5. businesses are beginning to develop new methods about reaching customers.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct idiomatic use is method 'for' reaching.