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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 403

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:109:"Over twenty percent of entry-level employees are not satisfied with the wage ______ at Patrick Manufacturing.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:6:"offers";i:1;s:5:"offer";i:2;s:7:"offered";i:3;s:8:"offering";}}
Answer: 
c
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answer explanation: 

<p>Let's analyze the sentence:<br></p><p><strong>Only twenty percent of entry-level employees are not satisfied with the wage (___ at Partick Manufacturing).</strong></p><p dir="ltr">The part wrapped with "()" is an adjective clause.</p><p dir="ltr">What's missing in the adjective clause is the relative pronoun "which" or "that" and the verb "are offered'. The sentence should be:</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Only twenty percent of entry-level employees are not satisfied with the wage (which are offered at Partick Manufacturing).</strong></p><p dir="ltr">In this adjective clause, the relative pronoun “which” is used as a subject of this clause. It can be omitted, but the verb after it must turn into a past participle, “offered.” So, the sentence becomes:</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Only twenty percent of entry-level employees are not satisfied with the wage (offered at Partick Manufacturing).</strong><br></p><p dir="ltr">Thus, the correct answer is (C)&nbsp;offered.&nbsp;</p>