Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option which is grammatically correct and the best version of the underlined part of the sentence.

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

  1. is for certain the more perplexing.

  2. is certainly the more perplexing.

  3. it seems certain, is perplexing the most.

  4. is certainly the most perplexing.

  5. it seems certain, is the most perplexed.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the adverb 'certainly' correctly replaces the phrase 'for certain'. the superlative degree of the quantity word 'most' is correctly used.

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