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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
An awkward neither grammatically accurate sentence is the result of centre implanting.

Options

A

awkward but grammatically

B

awkward either grammatically

C

awkward beyond grammatically

D

awkward unless grammatically

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Correct Answer :

Option A

awkward but grammatically

Solution :

The correct answer is awkward but grammatically.

Explanation:
1. Context and Structure: The original sentence describes two contrasting attributes of a sentence: being "awkward" and being "grammatically accurate".
2. Grammar Analysis: The original underlined segment uses neither grammatically accurate incorrectly. The conjunction neither is used to connect two negative choices in a "neither ... nor" structure. Using it here without a corresponding "nor" creates an invalid grammatical construction.
3. Role of "but": To join two contrasting ideas (that a sentence is awkward, yet grammatically accurate), the coordinating conjunction but is required.
4. Corrected Sentence: "An awkward but grammatically accurate sentence is the result of centre implanting."

Therefore, replacing the underlined segment with awkward but grammatically forms a logically coherent and grammatically correct sentence.

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