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.

Not only speech enables man to handle and pass on more complicated ideas, it also enables him to accumulate them.

  1. Not only speech enables man to handle and pass on

  2. Not only does speech enable man to handle and pass on

  3. Not only is speech enabling man to handle and pass on

  4. Not only speech enables man to handle and pass off

  5. Not only speech enables a man to handle and pass on
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentences beginning with negative words ought to use auxiliaries before the subject, as in the case of an interrogative sentence. The error is rectified by the introduction of 'does' in option (B).

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