Complete the sentence with the correct form of SHORT: Because of a ______ of staff, the museum closed early.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. shortage
- Step 1: 'A shortage of' needs a noun.
Answer
shortage.
Why not the others: "shortly" is wrong because 'shortly' is an adverb. "short" is wrong because 'short' is an adjective. "shorten" is wrong because 'shorten' is a verb.
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