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.

In the early last century, villagers in India used firewood for cooking as well as lighting, doing it without electricity and cooking gas

  1. In the early last century, villagers in India used firewood for cooking as well as lighting, doing it without electricity and cooking gas

  2. In the last early century, villagers in India use firewood for cooking as well as lighting, did it without electricity and cooking gas

  3. In the last early century, villagers in India used firewood for cooking as well as lighting, doing without having electricity and cooking gas

  4. In the early last century, villagers in India used firewood for cooking as well as lighting, making do without electricity and cooking gas

  5. Indian villagers' used firewood for both cooking as well as lighting; making do without electricity and cooking gas

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D Correct answer
Explanation

uses 'making do' to convey managing without having something; removes the ambiguous referent 'it'