<p>Students breaking the rules faced disciplinary action including <u>termination</u> of their accommodation contracts and suspension from the university.</p>
<p>The correct answer is <strong>(A) termination</strong>.</p>
<p style="">In the given sentence, we need a noun to fit the list of actions or consequences the students faced. The phrase "disciplinary action including ______ of their accommodation contracts" requires a noun form to be parallel with the noun "suspension."</p><p style="">(A) "termination" is a noun and fits the context to indicate the action of ending or canceling the accommodation contracts. (B) "terminating" is a gerund and doesn't fit the noun list pattern. (C) "terminated" is a past participle form of the verb and doesn't fit the structure of the list. (D) "terminate" is the base form of the verb and doesn't fit in the noun list structure of the sentence.</p>