Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice (1). If not, select one of the other choices.

A considerable number of words and a few consecutive texts, transcribed in the magazine necessarily will have to be assessed as evidence of contemporary English pronunciation by students of the subject.

  1. transcribed in the magazine necessarily will have to be assessed

  2. transcribed from the magazine necessarily will have to be assessed

  3. transcribed from the magazine will have to be assessed

  4. transcribed in the magazine will necessarily have to be assessed

  5. transcribed in the magazine will have to be assessed
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The adverb 'necessarily' is misplaced in this sentence. The correct phrase is 'will necessarily have to be assessed'. This option corrects the error of misplaced adverb.

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