Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct option.

The greater ________ increase in population, the harder it is for people to find adequate housing.

  1. of

  2. the

  3. is the

  4. is of the
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence uses a correlative comparative construction of the pattern "the comparative adjective ..., the comparative adjective ...". Therefore, the blank requires the article "the" to complete the phrase "The greater the increase in population".

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