Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select “No substitution”.
A lot of people had just already gathered at the scene of the accident.
Option 1: had already
Option 2: already just had
Option 3: just had already
Option 4: No substitution
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Correct Answer: had already
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The word "just" in the original sentence is redundant when used in conjunction with
already.
Both "just" and "already" convey a sense of recentness or immediacy, and using them together is unnecessary. Therefore, the more appropriate phrase is "had already" to indicate that people had gathered before a certain point in the past. The corrected sentence is structured for clarity and conciseness.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: A lot of people had already gathered at the scene of the accident.
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