The two playwrights worked in close collaborating with each other on the script.

In the following options, choose the phrase that can replace the highlighted phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the phrase is already correct, select option (e).

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The two playwrights worked in close collaborating with each other on the script.

In the following options, choose the phrase that can replace the highlighted phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the phrase is already correct, select option (e).

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**Solution:**

1. The phrase highlighted is "in close collaborating" which is grammatically incorrect.

2. The correct phrase to express working together closely is "in close collaboration".

3. Other options either misuse prepositions or verb forms:
   - "in close collaborate" is incorrect because "collaborate" is a verb and needs to be a noun here.
   - "on close collaborating" and "on close collaborate" are incorrect due to wrong preposition and verb/noun form.

4. Therefore, replacing "in close collaborating" with "in close collaboration" makes the sentence correct.

**Answer:** (d) in close collaboration

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