Multiple choice

Directions: Part of the sentence is underlined. Select the option that best corrects the underlined part.

Since the establishment of its world-wide ascendancy, the West has used every economic and non-economic theory, principle and device, the Cross, Mercantilism, Free Trade, Protectionism, Human Rights, Campaign Against Child Labour, Social Correctness and Environment, to perpetuate its dominance, which rests, in the last analysis, on superior force.

  1. the West has used every economic and non-economic theory, principle and device, the Cross, Mercantilism, Free Trade, Protectionism, Human Rights, Campaign against Child Labour, Social Correctness and Environment, to

  2. the West has used every economic and non-economic theory, principle and device, and also the Cross, Mercantilism, Free Trade, Protectionism, Human Rights, Campaign against Child Labour, Social Correctness and Environment, to

  3. the West has used every economic and non-economic theory, principle and device - the Cross, Mercantilism, Free Trade, Protectionism, Human Rights, Campaign against Child Labour, Social Correctness and Environment - to

  4. the West has used every economic and non-economic theory, principle and device, which includes the Cross, Mercantilism, Free Trade, Protectionism, Human Rights, Campaign against Child Labour, Social Correctness and Environment, to

  5. the West has used every economic and non-economic theory, principle and device that includes the Cross, Mercantilism, Free Trade, Protectionism, Human Rights, Campaign against Child Labour, Social Correctness and Environment, to
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence makes it appear as if theories, principles, mercantilism, protectionism et el are all the same. This makes the sentence a jumble of nouns. In fact the last two are instances of the first two. The option introduces m-dash to present a separate clause to signify the examples.

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