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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Recently, the new government ordered banks to set aside money for troubled, property, development loans because of the mortgage crisis and recession.
  1. troubled, property, development loans
  2. troubled property, development loans
  3. troubled property development loans
  4. troubled property development, loans
Explanation
Answer: C - The best choice is “troubled property development loans”
In this sentence, “troubled” is an adjective that describes the type of loans - property development loans. Therefore, commas are unnecessary between “troubled,” “property,” “development,” or “loans.”
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