Question

The following question has two blanks, each blank indicating something has been omitted. Choose the word for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The United States and European Union are………………from high inflation and the word's two biggest central banks ………instituted tighter monetary policy and hiked policy rates.

• A. Benefitting, are being
• B. Developing, has
• C. Suffering, have
• D. Affected, has

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Benefitting, are being

Answer 2

Most appropriate choices here will be Suffering, have as

suffering indicates that both the United States and the European Union are experiencing negative effects as inflation rate is high

have is the correct verb form which will be used in plural subject

So, the sentence will be The United States and European Union are suffering from high inflation and the world's two biggest central banks have instituted tighter monetary policy and hiked policy rates.

The correct option is (C): Suffering, have