Multiple choice

Although most amongst us can differentiate a good dress from a bad one, we are much less adept in distinguishing a good person and a bad one, a genuine smile and fake.

  1. much less adept in distinguishing a good person and a bad one, a genuine smile and fake

  2. far less adept in distinguishing a good person from a bad one, a genuine smile from a fake one

  3. far less adept at distinguishing a good person from a bad one, a genuine smile from a fake one

  4. much less adept in distinguishing good persons and bad ones, genuine smile and a fake one

  5. much less adept when it comes to distinguishing between good persons, bad persons, a genuine smile, and a fake one
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option correctly uses 'adept' and 'at'. Also, the option removes the idiomatic error by following 'distinguishing' with 'from', as well as the incomplete comparison between a real smile and a fake one.

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