Section: Writing and Language

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If you had to remove one word from the following sentence in paragraph 4 for clarity without changing its meaning, which of the following would be the best choice?

Over time, the penny dreadfuls evolved into the British comic magazines.

time
dreadfuls
either "the"
magazines

Explanation

Answer 3: it doesn't matter which "the," the sentence sounds better either way.