Question

    Directions(36-40): In each question below four words which are numbered (1), (2), (3), (4)  and (5) have been printed in bold, of which one word may be wrongly spelled or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the answer.

    The recently(1) finding that microplastic

    particles(2) are found even in ‘safe’ bottled water indicates(3) the magnitude(4) of the crisis. 
    A 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace recently with recent . Recent is an adjective meaning something happening or starting a short time ago. Recently is an adverb depicting the time of some happenning.

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