Question

The man who has committed such a serious crime must (get the mostly severe) punishment.

a.) be getting the most severely

b.) get the most severe

c.) have got the most severely

d.) have been getting the severemost

e.) no correction required

Answer 1

I think the answer may be b.) get the most severe..

Answer 2

Answer :

b) The man who has committed such a serious crime must get the most severe punishment.

In the given sentence 'most severe' is used to denote that the man should be given the strictest punishment possible.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'most' as 'the biggest number or amount of; more than anything or anyone else.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'severe' as 'causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious.'