This doesn't make any sense: After six more phone calls I...

[Bombei]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #94 "Letter of Complaint (1)", question 9

After six more phone calls I ......... succeeded in settling on a date

(a) eventfully
(b) event
(c) eventually
(d) events

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #94 "Letter of Complaint (1)", answer 9

After six more phone calls I eventually succeeded in settling on a date

Correct answer: (c) eventually
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this doesnt make any sense

Bombei

[Alan]

Hi Bombei,

To me this means: Having made a further six telephone calls, in the end I was successful in agreeing on a date/time and day.

I would be interested to know what you think doesn't make sense.

Alan
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