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If successful, the research could / pave the way towards / the prevention in untimely deaths / due to fatal illnesses.

A. If successful, the research could

B. pave the way towards

C. the prevention in untimely deaths

D. due to fatal illnesses

E. No error

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Change, due to fatal illnesses → due to fatal illness.

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Comments ( 2 )

  1. John John
    John John :
    2 years ago

    Better to say :...... prevention of (not in)
    Also: illness can be a countable noun especially when we talking of different types as used here. So illnesses is correct

  2. Juli Parula
    Juli Parula :
    3 years ago

    So after due to we cannot use plural forms. Is that correct?

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