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Which of the following is grammatically incorrect?

  1. It was a sure thing.

  2. She was surely pretty in that dress.

  3. It surely is cold today.

  4. It is sure cold today.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sure can be both an adjective (certain) and an adverb (certainly), while surely is only an adverb. After linking verbs like was, we use the adjective form sure, not the adverb surely. She was surely pretty is incorrect because linking verbs need adjectives, not adverbs.

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