Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The badge of honour is to be conferred upon all who, by genius, self-denial, and toil, had won renown.

  1. The badge of honour is to be conferred upon all

  2. The badge of honour is to be conferred on all

  3. The badge of honour was to be conferred upon all

  4. The badge of honour is conferred on all

  5. The badge of honour was conferred on all

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C Correct answer
Explanation

This option corrects the error of tense. It changes the underlined part of sentence to past tense, since the latter part of sentence is already in past perfect tense. Hence, the correct answer.