5 exercises — practise the additive emphasis marker "not least".
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Which sentence correctly uses "not least" before a "because" clause to highlight a particularly important reason?
"...risky, not least because the rollback procedure has never been tested" correctly uses the fixed two-word phrase "not least" directly before "because". Option B wrongly inserts "the". Option C reverses the word order. Option D wrongly inserts "of".
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Which sentence correctly uses "not least" before a noun phrase to single out one factor among several?
"...several factors, not least the added latency, argue against..." correctly places the bare noun phrase directly after "not least". Option B wrongly inserts "of". Option C reverses the word order. Option D wrongly inserts "at".
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes the additive emphasis marker "not least" from the unrelated superlative phrase "the least" (meaning the smallest amount)?
"...not least the compliance team, raised concerns, though the least significant one..." correctly keeps the additive marker "not least" and the unrelated superlative "the least" each in their own fixed word order. The other options scramble or misuse one of the two phrases.
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Which sentence correctly uses "not least" to emphasize one benefit among several in a proposal?
"...several benefits, not least improved fault tolerance" correctly places the noun phrase directly after "not least" with no article or preposition inserted. Option B wrongly inserts "the". Option C wrongly inserts "of". Option D scrambles the word order.
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Which sentence correctly uses "not least" at the end of a sentence to add a final, important reason?
"...preferred the managed database, not least because it removed the need..." correctly places "not least" directly before "because", introducing the clause it modifies. The other options move "not least" inside or after the "because" clause, breaking the fixed pattern.