Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement."
The man who has committed such a serious crime must (get the mostly severe) punishment.
(1) got the mostly severely
(2) get the most severe
(3) have got the most severly
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option "get the most severe".
"Mostly" should be replaced with "most" as it is the correct word to be used with an adjective to form a superlative in the sentence, whereas "mostly" is used as an adverb, which means usually or generally.
Therefore, the correct sentence is "The man who has committed such a serious crime must get the most severe punishment".
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