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Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?

He found it difficult
to write a satisfying end to the story
because he had not written
a deeply-engrossing beginning.

Explanation

Answer: D - Corrected version: a deeply engrossing beginning.

The hyphen in deeply-engrossing needs to be removed.Deeply engrossing is not a compound adjective because deeply is an adverb modifying engrossing. The -ly suffix is a dead giveaway that the hyphen is unnecessary.

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