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However, subserviently after the opening of the U.S.
market , with the drastic sell off in Brent Futures, prices fell further by around $6 to close at $72.91 a barrel at ICE London. 1. However, submissively after the opening of the U.S. market 2. However, after the opening of the U.S. market 3. However, subsequently after the opening of the U.S. market In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Below it, some options are suggested which may improve the highlighted part of the sentence, to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. Choose which of the following option(s) can successfully replace the highlighted part to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is grammatically correct and requires no improvement, choose option (E), i.e. No improvement required.Solution
The word ‘subserviently’ means ‘in a way that shows a willingness to do what other people want, or that shows you consider your wishes as less important than those of other people’. This word is inappropriate here. The word ‘submissively’ means ‘in a way that allows yourself to be controlled by other people’. This word is also inappropriate. The word ‘subsequently’ means ‘after something else’. This is correct. Also, 2 is correct.
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