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Correct answer: D. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was.
- A. Not until the next morning did she realized how serious it was.
- B. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was?
- C. Not until the next morning she realized how serious it was.
- D. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was.
Explanation
This sentence involves inversion, where the auxiliary verb "did" is placed before the subject "she" to form a question or a negative statement. In this case, it is a negative statement, and the correct word order is "Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was."
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