Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined part of the sentence below may have some errors. Five options are given below the sentence. Choose the option that improves the sentence. If the sentence has no error, choose option 5 as your answer.

Most early of the hackers were visionaries who would later shape the computer industry in the way we see it today.

  1. Most early of the visionaries were hackers who would later shape the computer industry

  2. Most of the early hackers were visionaries who would later shape the computer industry

  3. Most of the hackers were early visionaries who would later shape the computer industry

  4. Most later of the hackers were visionaries who would early shape the computer industry

  5. No improvement required
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'early' rectifies the error of its misplacement. In the original sentence 'early' is used for 'hackers'. Here, the adjective 'early' qualifies the noun 'hackers'. An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun.

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