Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below is underlined or has an underlined part. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

The recent formulated law has hardly done anything to emend the previous one except for changing its wording.

  1. The recent formulated law has hardly done anything

  2. The recent formulated law has done hardly anything

  3. The recently formulated law has done hardly anything

  4. The recently formulated law has hardly done anything

  5. The law recently formulated has hardly done anything
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence incorrectly uses adjective in place of adverb. Recent is an adjective, qualifying another adjective 'formulated. But adjectives are qualified by adverbs. Hence, we need adverbial form 'recently'. This option rectifies the adverbial error.

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