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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 253

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:97:"Attendees of the conference who wish to stay near the venue are ______ to book their hotel early.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:8:"advising";i:1;s:6:"advice";i:2;s:7:"advised";i:3;s:8:"advisory";}}
Answer: 
c
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answer explanation: 

<p>Let's analyze the sentence:<br></p><p><strong>Attendees of the conference (who wish to stay near the venue) are ____ to book their hotel early)&nbsp;</strong><br></p><p><span>The subject of the sentence is “Attendees of the conference (who wish to stay near the venue)”. There is an adjective clause “who wish to stay near the venue.” before "</span><span>“Attendees of the conference".</span><br></p><p>The verb is "are ___ to book ".</p><p>We need a verb form that fits grammatically and semantically with the structure. Let's evaluate each option:<br></p><p><strong>(A)&nbsp;</strong><span>advising</span>: This is the present participle form of the verb "advise." It would be used to describe an ongoing action, e.g., "The committee is advising attendees..." But in the context of the sentence, "are advising" doesn't make sense.</p><p><strong>(B)&nbsp;</strong><span>advice</span>: This is a noun, which means guidance or recommendations. It doesn't fit the structure of the sentence because we need a verb form after "are."</p><p><strong>(C)&nbsp;</strong><span>advised</span>: This is the past participle form of the verb "advise." When used with "are," it becomes the passive voice, indicating that the action (advising) is being done to the attendees. The sentence "Attendees... are advised to book their hotel early" means that someone (not specified in the sentence) is recommending that the attendees book their hotels early.</p><p><strong>(D)&nbsp;</strong><span>advisory</span>: This is an adjective, which means giving advice or serving as a warning. For example: The advisory group consists of four foreign experts and four domestic experts.&nbsp;</p><p><span>The correct answer is (C) advised&nbsp;</span></p>