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4. Empty intensifiers |
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In each of the following paragraphs, click on the correct choice: to remove the intensifier or to keep the intensifier.
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in 1906 to expose corruption in Chicago's meat-packing industry, especially mistreatment of workers and ___1___ (remove/keep) definitely unsanitary conditions. Sinclair was one of a group of pre-World War I writers who ___2___ (remove/keep) totally questioned the morality of the capitalist system. In part because of Sinclair's efforts, the Beef Inspection Act was passed. This act, in turn, ___3___ (remove/keep)really curbed abuses in the industry.
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