Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
The manager was asked to write a report in a quick, detailed and in a thorough manner.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The highlighted portion of the sentence contains a grammatical error known as a lack of parallelism. The phrase 'in a quick, detailed and in a thorough manner' uses the preposition 'in a' twice within the list, which is inconsistent. To maintain parallelism, the preposition should either be used before every item in the series or only before the first item. Option (A) corrects this by using 'in a' only once at the beginning of the list, making the structure consistent and grammatically correct.