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Elija la forma adecuada para expresar “Se prevé que la visibilidad aumente”.Choose the standard IMO SMCP expression for “Se prevé que la visibilidad aumente”:

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Correct answer: b) Visibility is expected to increase.

Why it is correct

In IMO SMCP section A1/3.1.2 (Visibility), visibility forecasts use the passive structure 'is expected to' with the verbs 'increase / decrease': 'Visibility is expected to increase'.

Why the others are not

  • a) 'Wait for' means aguardar, not prever ('expect').
  • c) 'Waited' is ungrammatical here, and the SMCP uses 'increase'.
  • d) The SMCP uses the precise verb 'increase', not 'get better'.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Se prevé que la visibilidad aumente (SMCP A1/3.1.2): 'Visibility is expected to increase'.

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