Choose the phrase

Pick the phrase a careful academic writer would use.

These are just words that usually go together. They are not trying to trick you.

1. 1. Visits to the central library ______ between 2014 and 2022.ChooseA. took a declineB. did a declineC. saw a declineD. made a decline
2. 2. The ponds ______ the cost of flooding downstream.ChooseA. reducedB. fellC. cheapenedD. downed
3. 3. The report ______ a clear conclusion about the busiest bridge.ChooseA. drewB. tookC. made a concludeD. did
4. 4. Which line would a careful writer keep?ChooseA. Visitor numbers fell sharply after the branch closed.B. The visits were not good things.C. It did a decline.D. The change was bad and big.