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Directions: Select the option that best corrects the underlined sentence.

A good number of these investors are entrepreneurs and professionals who are familiar with workings of US stock markets and many of them already have stocks like Apple, Google and Microsoft in their portfolios.

  1. A good number of these investors are entrepreneurs and professionals who are familiar with workings of US stock markets and many of them already have stocks like Apple, Google and Microsoft in their portfolios.

  2. A good number of these investors are entrepreneurs and professionals who are familiar with the workings of US stock markets and many of them already have stocks like Apple Google and Microsoft in their portfolios.

  3. A good number of these investors are entrepreneurs and professionals who are familiar with the work of US stock markets and many of them already have stocks like Apple, Google and Microsoft in their portfolios.

  4. A good number of these investors are entrepreneurs and professionals who are familiar with the workings of US stock markets and much of them already have stocks like Apple, Google and Microsoft in their portfolios.

  5. A good number of these investors are entrepreneurs and professionals who are familiar with the workings of US stock markets and many of them already have stocks like Apple, Google and Microsoft in their portfolios.
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Explanation

(1) is incorrect because of missing definite article (the) which is not giving any emphasis on the noun (working of US stock markets). (2) is incorrect because of punctuation error - missing comma between 'Apple' and 'Google'. (3) is incorrect because of usage of 'work' (which means a product) instead of 'working' (which means functioning). (4) is incorrect because of usage of 'much' instead of 'many'.

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