At the student council meeting, Reggie wanted to sincerely apologize for his disgraceful actions. Which is the best way to correct the sentence above?

Answer 1

Reggie wanted to sincerely apologize for his disgraceful actions at the student council meeting.

Answer 2

Strictly speaking, there is nothing to correct in the sentence you posted nor in Stephen's answer, which is just as grammatical (though the difference is that in yours, Reggie is at the meeting when he wants to apologize, and in Stephen's, he's apologizing for what he did at the meeting).

The only thing that stands out is that "to sincerely apologize" is a split infinitive. Some people believe you shouldn't add words between "to" and a verb, but it is no longer considered a rule.

However, if you have an especially fussy teacher, or just one who wants you to understand what a split infinitive is, the correction would be:

At the student council meeting, Reggie wanted to apologize sincerely for his disgraceful actions.