Netflix Reports Quarterly Earnings After Leadership Shakeup and Layoffs

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1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The report ___ a broader business context for the layoffs.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. provide
   2. provides
   3. providing
   4. provided to
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   provides

   A singular subject requires the singular present-tense verb provides.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The company announced layoffs ___ more than 1,000 employees.

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   1. affect
   2. affected
   3. affecting
   4. to affected
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   affecting

   The participial phrase affecting correctly modifies layoffs.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Although earnings were routine, the announcement ___ unusual significance.

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   1. acquire
   2. acquiring
   3. acquired
   4. to acquired
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   acquired

   The singular subject announcement requires the past-tense verb acquired.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The article emphasizes that neither announcement ___ the other automatically.

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   1. explain
   2. explains
   3. explaining
   4. to explaining
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   explains

   Neither takes a singular present-tense verb: explains.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   By the time investors responded, the organizational changes ___ already begun.

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   1. have
   2. had
   3. were
   4. are
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   had

   Past perfect had begun marks the earlier completed action.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The company issued the report while ___ its leadership structure.

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   1. restructure
   2. restructured
   3. restructuring
   4. to restructuring
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   restructuring

   The possessive gerund phrase while restructuring is grammatical here.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Had the developments occurred separately, the report ___ less contextual significance.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. has
   2. would have had
   3. would have
   4. had
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   would have had

   This mixed conditional requires would have had for the hypothetical result.

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