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.

Its consequences will continue to influence greatly the early decades of the coming century.

  1. to influence greatly the early decades of the coming century

  2. to influence greatly the early decades of coming century

  3. greatly to influence the early decades of coming century

  4. to greatly influence the early decades of the coming century

  5. influencing greatly the early decades of coming century
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D Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is usually placed before the word that it modifies. This option corrects the error.

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