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.

With the intention to eat into the market share of Unilever, P&G has started giving free samples of Ariel to users of Surf; the formula of the detergent has been tweaked to give unparalleled brightness, and that is what it is.

  1. the formula of the detergent has been tweaked to give unparalleled brightness, and that is what it is

  2. the detergent has been tweaked to give unparalleled brightness, and that is what it is

  3. the formula of the detergent has been tweaked to give unparalleled brightness, and the detergent does

  4. the formula having been tweaked to give unparalleled brightness, and the detergent does

  5. to give unparalleled brightness, the formula of the detergent has been tweaked, and it does

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The option removes the error by referring to the formula of the detergent, and the detergent separately. And 'the detergent does' clearly refers to 'give unparalleled brightness'.