Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

Milk producers are facing with a problem of surplus supplies.

  1. face with

  2. facing

  3. faced with

  4. No improvement needed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The verb 'face' is transitive and does not take 'with' in the active voice (e.g., 'facing a problem'). In the passive construction 'faced with', the preposition 'with' is required to indicate the challenge being encountered.

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