Question

    A tone of scepticism could be detected in their

    reactions pleasurably because the Government has not taken the position that these farm laws are wrong or harmful to the farmers. 1. could be detected in their reactions presumably because 2. could be detected in their reactions evidently because 3. could be detected in their reactions mainly because 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.
    A Only 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘pleasurably’ is inappropriate here. Presumably- used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain.

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