Multiple choice

Eating nuts may significantly reduce the risk of diabetes and also aid for sufferers of migraine and anaemia, according to research studies published recently.

  1. significantly reduce the risk of diabetes and also aid for

  2. be significant in reducing the risk of diabetes and aid for

  3. significantly reduce the risk of diabetes and aid

  4. cause a significant reduction in the risk of diabetes and aid to

  5. significantly reduce the risk of diabetes as well as aiding

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

The immediate giveaway in the question is the usage of ‘aid’. The correct usage of the word is ‘aid + person/thing’ without any preposition. Hence (3).