Question

Olympic marathoner Jeff Galloway won the (7) opening race in 1970 when traffic was not even blocked off for the race, and runners had to run in the far right-hand lane.
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In order to use more precise language, the underlined phrase entitled (7) should be changed to

A) inaugural.

B) grand opening.

C) opportunistic.

D) initial and primary.

Answer 1

In order to use more precise language, the underlined phrase entitled (7) should be changed to A: inaugural.

Then, the proper phrase would be:

Olympic marathoner Jeff Galloway won the inaugural race in 1970 when traffic was not even blocked off for the race, and runners had to run in the far right-hand lane.