Nowhere in the environmental impact assessment ______ the potential risk of groundwater contamination.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. did the engineering consultancy mention or address
- Step 1: The fronted negative locative phrase 'nowhere in...' mandates subject-auxiliary inversion. The past auxiliary 'did' precedes the subject 'the engineering consultancy', followed by bare infinitives 'mention or address'. Answer: did the engineering consultancy mention or address. Why not the others: "the consultancy mentioned" fails to invert the auxiliary and subject after initial negative locative 'nowhere'; "was the firm stating" uses progressive aspect inappropriately and omits required standard auxiliary inversion; "has the team noted facts" uses present perfect which clashes with the completed historical assessment context.
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