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.

This position is a sore point with most developing countries who, while indicating that they have no objection to providing information about their procurement systems, have resented restrictions on their flexibility to aid and prefer domestic suppliers.

  1. This position is a sore point with most developing countries who, while indicating that they have no objection to providing information

  2. This position is a sore point with most developing countries who, while indicating that they have no objection to provide information

  3. This position is a sore point for most developing countries who, while indicating that they have no objection to providing information

  4. This position is a sore point with most developing countries that, while indicating that they have no objection to provide information

  5. This position is a sore point of most developing countries that, while indicating that they have no objection to providing information

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

This option rectifies the error of determiner by replacing 'who' with 'that'. But it adds another error by replacing 'with' with 'of'.