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.

Usage of 'Dirty Energy', electricity generated by burning coal, which causes ten times environmental degradation as compared to hydro-electric power generation, caused Facebook to be targeted by Greenpeace, an environmental protection group.

  1. Usage of 'Dirty Energy', electricity generated by burning coal, which causes ten times environmental degradation as compared to hydro-electric power generation, caused Facebook to be targeted by Greenpeace, an environmental protection group.

  2. Usage of 'Dirty Energy' by Facebook, electricity generated by burning coal, which causes ten times environmental degradation as compared to hydro-electric power generation, caused Greenpeace, an environmental protection group, to target it.

  3. Facebook's usage of 'Dirty Energy', electricity generated by burning coal, which causes ten times environmental degradation as compared to hydro-electric power generation, caused it to be targeted by Greenpeace, an environmental protection group.

  4. Greenpeace, an environmental protection group, targeted usage of 'Dirty Energy' by Facebook, electricity generated by burning coal, which causes ten times environmental degradation as compared to hydro-electric power generation.

  5. Greenpeace, targeted Facebook for the usage of 'Dirty Energy', electricity generated by burning coal, which causes ten times as much environmental degradation as hydro-electric power generation.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The option removes the ambiguity found in the original sentence; the action now comes from Greenpeace to Facebook.

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