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Annabelle’s pack-a-day smoking habit has done seriously and potentially fatal damage to her lungs.
(A) has done seriously and potentially fatal damage to
(B) did damage that is seriously and potentially fatal
(C) damaged, serious and potentially fatally
(D) has done serious and potentially fatal damage to
(E) did damage, serious and potentially fatal
(A) has done seriously and potentially fatal damage to
(B) did damage that is seriously and potentially fatal
(C) damaged, serious and potentially fatally
(D) has done serious and potentially fatal damage to
(E) did damage, serious and potentially fatal
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Why is 'A' wrong?
A) has done seriously and potentially fatal damage to
(D) has done serious and potentially fatal damage to
Seriously and potentially are both adverbs. An adverb modifies either a verb or an adjective and never another adverb. Here ‘seriously’ can only modify the adjective fatal’ Fatal is an absolute adjective and does not take an intensifier such as seriously or less seriously.
Therefore, A is ungrammatical. On the contrary, in D, the two adjectives serious and potentially fatal individually modify the noun damage. Therefore, D is grammatical.
A) has done seriously and potentially fatal damage to
(D) has done serious and potentially fatal damage to
Seriously and potentially are both adverbs. An adverb modifies either a verb or an adjective and never another adverb. Here ‘seriously’ can only modify the adjective fatal’ Fatal is an absolute adjective and does not take an intensifier such as seriously or less seriously.
Therefore, A is ungrammatical. On the contrary, in D, the two adjectives serious and potentially fatal individually modify the noun damage. Therefore, D is grammatical.
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Adverb---->Modifies---->Adjective------> Noun { Very much grammatical, As per MGMAT SC 13}
Annabelle’s pack-a-day smoking habit has done serious and potentially fatal damage to her lungs.
1. Serious and Fatal are adjectives ----- Must be parallel.
2. Potential ( Adverb ) modifies Fatal (Adjective ) which in turn modifies the word " Lungs " (Noun)
The sentence is of the structure : Adverb + Adjective + Noun in which the adverb modifies the adjective which in turn modifies the Noun...
Hope that helps...
