Appearing vs. apparently

[Peter Paul]

Test No. incompl/inter-95 "Letter of Complaint (2)", question 2

......... one of the components was faulty and he recommended that I got back to you so that a replacement could be fitted.

(a) Appearing
(b) Appearance
(c) Apparition
(d) Apparently

Test No. incompl/inter-95 "Letter of Complaint (2)", answer 2

Apparently one of the components was faulty and he recommended that I got back to you so that a replacement could be fitted.

Correct answer: (d) Apparently
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hello.why not appearing?

[Mister Micawber]

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Besides the fact that appearing would create an unnatural structure here with no logical meaning, the conjunction and requires a finite clause before it, but appearing would create a nonfinite clause instead.
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