My students did the following exercise:
The second is that, unlike drugs, alcohol or grambling, shopping is socially __________________ (accept) and therefore easily available. We are constantly bombarded with advertisements persuading us to buy items [...].
Source: http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/language-in-use/word-formation/...
The word accept needs to be changed and the correct form has to be filled in.
What the key suggests and what I'd also use: acceptable
But some students wrote accepted. Would you say that that answer is also in order?
The second is that, unlike drugs, alcohol or grambling, shopping is socially __________________ (accept) and therefore easily available. We are constantly bombarded with advertisements persuading us to buy items [...].
Source: http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/language-in-use/word-formation/...
The word accept needs to be changed and the correct form has to be filled in.
What the key suggests and what I'd also use: acceptable
But some students wrote accepted. Would you say that that answer is also in order?