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Which of the following uses incorrect subject-verb positioning? a) Quickly ran the athlete to the finish line. b) The cat quickly jumped over the fence. c) She beautifully sings in the choir. d) The car smoothly drove down the highway.

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The sentence that uses incorrect subject-verb positioning is:

a) Quickly ran the athlete to the finish line.

In this sentence, "quickly" should come after the subject ("the athlete"), so the correct form should be "The athlete quickly ran to the finish line."

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