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.

Of the many decisions facing the energy commission as it meets to decide on new directions for the 21st century, the question of the future of nuclear energy is for certain more perplexing.

  1. is for certain more perplexing

  2. is certain to be more perplexing

  3. is for sure the most perplexing

  4. is certainly the most perplexing

  5. is for certain the most perplexing
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This option corrects the adverbial usage to ‘certainly’ and also rectifies ‘of the many decisions’, ‘more perplexing’ to the ‘most’ perplexing’. 

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