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    Question

    Of the four given options, choose the most appropriate one.

    A The CEO announced last week at the meeting the decision. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The CEO announced the decision at the meeting last week. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The CEO announced at the meeting the decision last week. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The CEO announced the decision last week at the meeting. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Option 2 correctly follows the standard syntactic order of English, where the object ("the decision") comes immediately after the verb ("announced"), followed by the place expression ("at the meeting") and then the time expression ("last week"). This structure ensures clarity and readability.

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