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Transformation of sentences
Question
Choose the option that best corrects the given sentence:
The government proposed to build a house for orphans three storeys high.
NO CHANGE
The government proposed to build a house three storeys high for orphans.
The government, three storeys high, proposed to build a house for orphans.
The government proposed to build a three-storey-high house for orphans.
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Since "three-storey-high" is the attributive adjective to "house", the adjective should be placed before the noun. Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this goal, hence incorrect. 
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