The ___ of the fraud took the police two years. (INVESTIGATE)
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. investigation
- Step 1: Work out which part of speech the gap needs. Step 2. After 'The' and before 'of' a noun is needed: 'investigation'. Answer: investigation. Why not the others: 'Investigative' is an adjective, 'investigator' is a person and 'investigated' is a verb.
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