Fill in the blank (noun for market rivalry) “There is a keen ______ in each trade.” Choose the most appropriate noun.

Given data

• Noun needed after “a keen …” to describe rivalry in trade.

Concept/ApproachCompetition is the abstract noun meaning rivalry; “keen competition” is a fixed collocation.

Option analysiscompetition — correct abstract noun.competitor — a person, not the state of rivalry.competitive — adjective, not a noun.competed — past verb form, ungrammatical here.

Final Answercompetition