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Identify the sentence that contains a grammatical error in syntax, word order, or lexical collocation among the following advanced options:
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Detailed Explanation
Option C is grammatically incorrect because the transitive verb 'discuss' takes a direct object and does not require or permit the preposition 'about' immediately following it (i.e., 'discussed the severe budgetary cuts' is correct). In contrast, Options A, B, and D demonstrate flawless syntactic structures: Option A correctly utilizes negative inversion after the adverb 'Hardly', Option B exhibits proper correlative conjunction pairing and subject-verb inversion with 'Not only', and Option D correctly forms a third conditional counterfactual in the subjunctive mood. For a deeper understanding of lexical valency and common syntactic mistakes, consult the Wikipedia entry on Common exceptions in English grammar.
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