Question

food additives may be one of the __________ causes of the rising incidence of cancer

1.underlying
2.elementary
3.long span
4.critical​

Answer 1

Answer:

critical is the answer.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Food additives may be one of the underlying causes of the rising incidence of cancer.

• The word underlying refers to as a cause or foundation of something but not necessarily evident or apparent.
• Thus, in the sentence may be is used, which means there is a probability of food additives causing a rise in cancer.
• Thus, the correct fill in the blank is - underlying
• The correct sentence is - Food additives may be one of the underlying causes of the rising incidence of cancer