The council has been accused of ___ in its handling of the funds. (COMPETENT)
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. incompetence
- Step 1: Work out which part of speech the gap needs. Step 2. After 'of' a noun is needed: 'incompetence'. Answer: incompetence. Why not the others: 'Incompetent' is an adjective, 'incompetently' an adverb and 'incompetents' means people.
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