Sentence improvement (penalties phrased with “be + adverb + fined”): supply correct passive construction Original sentence: "Tax evaders should ___ as they do it intentionally." Choose the grammatically correct penalty phrasing.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Ashould be heavy fined
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Bshould have heavily fined
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Cshall have heavy fine
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Dshould be heavily fined
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: should be heavily fined
Explanation
ConceptIn legal/administrative style, penalties are commonly expressed in the passive: should be fined, optionally with an adverb like “heavily.” The adverb modifies the past participle: “be heavily fined.”
Option analysisshould be heavily fined — correct passive + adverb placement. ✅should be heavy fined — uses adjective “heavy” rather than adverb “heavily.”should have heavily fined / shall have heavy fine — wrong auxiliary/inflection; unidiomatic.
Final Answer“Tax evaders should be heavily fined …”