The Classic Resource Study of Barnett and Morse Found That

question 123

Multiple Choice

The classic resource study of Barnett and Morse found that

• A) resource costs have been rising at such a rate that, within fifty years, the prices of most natural resources will be exorbitant.
• B) the current proved reserves of most minerals are becoming perilously low.
• C) resource prices declined between 1870 and 1920, but since 1920 the relative price of natural resources has been increasing at an annual rate of approximately 3.5 percent.
• D) technology and developing substitutes outran our use of scarce natural resources during the last century, so that relative resource prices have declined.

Identify grammar and punctuation errors in sentences.

Apply correct punctuation rules in sentence construction.

Recognize and correct verb tense and agreement errors.

Distinguish between homophones and correctly use them in sentences.

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