Companies are under pressure to ............. inequality in pay and promotion practices.

Question

Companies are under pressure to .............  inequality in pay and promotion practices.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is address because it is the natural transitive verb that fits both the grammar and meaning of the sentence: "Companies are under pressure to address inequality in pay and promotion practices."

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Collocation and verb choice: the phrase "under pressure to" is followed by the base form (infinitive) of a verb (to + verb). The verb must be transitive and take "inequality" as its object.
- Semantic fit: the verb should convey taking action or responding to a problem (inequality in pay and promotion practices).
- Register and frequency: "address" is a common, neutral verb used in formal and journalistic contexts to mean "deal with" or "take steps to correct."

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Sentence skeleton: "Companies are under pressure to ____ inequality in pay and promotion practices."
- Grammar check: after "to" we need a base verb: to + [base verb]. So forms like "to addressing" (gerund) or "to addressed" (past participle) are ungrammatical.
- Semantic selection: the blank requires a verb meaning "respond to/resolve/mitigate" because companies being "under pressure" implies external demand for action.
- Test candidate verbs: "to reduce inequality" (grammatical and plausible), "to eliminate inequality" (plausible), "to redress inequality" (formal but plausible), "to address inequality" (very natural and widely used).
- Why choose "address": it is both grammatically correct and stylistically the most idiomatic, conveying taking action without specifying a single method. It is the standard collocation: "under pressure to address [issue]."

3) Intermediate forms and examples
- Correct grammar example: "Companies are under pressure to address inequality in pay and promotion practices."
- Ungrammatical example: "Companies are under pressure to addressing inequality…" (incorrect verb form).

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- "Address" directly and idiomatically expresses that companies must confront and take steps on the problem. It is transitive and fits the infinitive pattern after "to."

5) Why other options are less suitable
- "Reduce" or "eliminate" would also be grammatical but are more specific about the outcome; the prompt asks for a general verb, and "address" is the most commonly used in this context.
- Forms like "addressing" (wrong verb form) or "across" (preposition, not a verb) are incorrect.

Conclusion: The most appropriate word for the blank is "address," which matches the provided answer.

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