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The man who has committed such a serious crime must get the mostly severe punishment.

  1. be getting the mostly severely

  2. get the most severe

  3. have got the most severely

  4. have been getting the severe most

  5. No correction required
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The superlative form of the adjective 'severe' is 'most severe'. 'Mostly' is an adverb meaning 'mainly' and is grammatically incorrect when modifying a noun to show degree in this context.

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