Question

0385 ✗ Political stability provides the basis for economic development. Political stability provides the [[basis]] for economic development. base | basis

Accepted Answer

base Political stability provides the base for economic development. Political stability provides the [[base]] for economic development. basis base = (1) the main part of something: 'Most of the paints we produce have an oil base.' (2) the lowest part of something: 'The base of the column is made of marble.'basis = the very important thing from which something else develops or is made possible: 'The basis of a successful marriage is mutual respect.' 'Newton's discoveries provided the basis for future research.'be based on/upon = be developed from: 'Republican policy is based on the idea that people should compete with each other.' 'The film is based on a popular Bengali novel.'

Idx	0385
Keyword	base
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Political stability provides the base for economic development.
Correct Sentence	Political stability provides the basis for economic development.
Cloze Error Sentence	Political stability provides the [[base]] for economic development.
Cloze Sentence	Political stability provides the [[basis]] for economic development.
Cloze Answer	basis
Choices	base \| basis
Explanation	base = (1) the main part of something: 'Most of the paints we produce have an oil base.' (2) the lowest part of something: 'The base of the column is made of marble.' basis = the very important thing from which something else develops or is made possible: 'The basis of a successful marriage is mutual respect.' 'Newton's discoveries provided the basis for future research.' be based on/upon = be developed from: 'Republican policy is based on the idea that people should compete with each other.' 'The film is based on a popular Bengali novel.'

Basis Base Political Stability Economic Development Based Part