Directions: Improve the underlined phrase in the following senten

Directions: Improve the underlined phrase in the following sentence with the help of given options:

Applications for this position should be filed by next Saturday latest.

A. latest next Saturday

B. latest by Saturday next

C. next Saturday at the latest

D. next Saturday latest

Please scroll down to see the correct answer and solution guide.

The correct answer is "next Saturday at the latest".

'Latest' refers to the aspect of being "new" (i.e., of most recent date) and must be used for things for which there can be no end.
"At the latest" should be used instead of 'latest' as per the context of the sentence. (should be)
We use "at the latest" in order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct Sentence: Applications for this position should be filed by next Saturday at the latest.