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Among the litany of threats that many Israelis face, the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran is perhaps the more scary as this scenario could engulf the region in a violent war. This would likely result in historically unseen amounts of destruction, even for a region whose history is marred by perennial violence.
Correct Answer: B

The superlative form most scary must be used instead of the comparative form more scary since the author is indicating that among all the threats, a specific threat is the most scary.

  1. more must be replaced by most as the superlative form (most) must be used since the author is not comparing threats but stating that a single threat is the scariest
  2. The superlative form is correctly used
  3. Although the superlative form is correctly used, this choice makes the sentence unduly long; the phrase possibly, perhaps is awkward and not idiomatically correct
  4. While a superlative is used, the sentence is exceedingly awkward as the phrase possibly the greatest scary is not idiomatic
  5. The superlative form is not used; the phrase possibly the great scary as this scenario is awkward and not idiomatic

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