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What is the key word in the sentence?

The smooth surface was marred by scratches.
Smooth
Marred
Scratches
Surfaced

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Surface is the keyword (smooth and scratches are describing the surface)
User Lew Wei Hao
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The answer to this is the key word is marred
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