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Question
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence:
Strike out the unnecessary Detective fiction is ____________.
Options
A sub-genre of crime fiction.
Agatha Christie mastered the art of crime fiction.
Detectives can be professional or amateur
Protagonist is a necessarily an eccentric person.
Solution
Strike out the unnecessary Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction.
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