Adult ESL ELL Advanced Quiz
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A graduate student is revising a research proposal and wants to replace informal language with more formal equivalents. She identifies the phrasal verb "figure out" in the sentence: "The study aims to figure out the underlying causes of urban migration." She considers four replacements. Which replacement is MOST problematic because it changes the meaning of the original sentence rather than simply elevating the register?
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