The pharmaceutical company hired a consultant to supervise a taskforce studying lower salaries as to their effects on employees' morale.

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The pharmaceutical company hired a consultant to supervise a taskforce studying lower salaries as to their effects on employees' morale. Option 1: studying what the effects lower salaries would have on employees' morale Option 2: studying the effects of lower salaries on employee morale Option 3: for studying what are the effects in employees' morale that lower salaries would cause Option 4: studying the effects of employee morale on lower salaries

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This question tests conciseness and clarity in cause-and-effect expressions. When showing how one thing affects another, use direct phrasing like "the effects of X on Y" rather than wordy, indirect constructions. Think of it like giving directions: "Turn left at the store" beats "What you should do is turn in the direction that would be left when you reach the store." Option 1 → Wordy and indirect; "what the effects would have" is unnecessarily complex. Option 2 → Perfect! Direct, clear cause-and-effect structure that's easy to follow. Option 3 → Way too wordy; sounds like it was written by committee. Option 4 → Backwards logic; suggests morale affects salaries, not the reverse.

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