Question

Correct the word in the brackets of the following sentence.

The reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as (that) behind last week's rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6 percent annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.

a. that
b. those
c. what was
d. for that
e. they wre

Answer 1

B. Those

Step-by-step explanation:

The word "that" which doesn't fit into the sentence is correctly replaced with "those".

Since the sentence speaks about "...last week's rally", "those" correctly fits into the sentence because it tends to compare the both events. The reasons...those ("those" is actually referring to "the reasons").

"Those" is used as a determiner and pronoun.