Select the sentence that shows the correct position of the unique adverb "enough".

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A The candidate was enough intelligent to answer the competitive reasoning questions.
B The candidate was intelligent enough to answer the competitive reasoning questions.
C Enough intelligent the candidate was to answer the competitive reasoning questions.
D The candidate enough was intelligent to answer the competitive reasoning questions.

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Answer: B. The candidate was intelligent enough to answer the competitive reasoning questions.

Answer: (B) The candidate was intelligent enough to answer the competitive reasoning questions.
Explanation: While standard adverbs of degree are placed directly before the terms they modify, the adverb "enough" is a grammatical exception and must strictly be positioned after the adjective or adverb it modifies (intelligent enough).

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Select the sentence that shows the correct position of the unique adverb "enough".

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