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.

Proponents of organic farming believe that genetically modified seeds will be used more by big farmers and corporations engaged in farming rather than by small and marginal farmers because it is what the small farmer will also eat.

  1. will be used more by big farmers and corporations engaged in farming rather than by small and marginal farmers because it is

  2. will be used more by big farmers and by corporations engaged in farming than by small and marginal farmers because they are

  3. usage will be more by big farmers and corporations engaged in farming than by small and marginal farmers because they are

  4. will be used more by big farmers and by corporations engaged in farming than by small and marginal farmers because self-grown seeds are

  5. are more likely to be used by big farmers and by corporations that are engaged in farming as compared to small and marginal farmers because self-grown seeds are
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the Error of Pronoun usage by replacing 'it' with 'self-grown seeds'. In doing that, the option removes any ambiguity from the sentence. The option also removes Error of Redundancy by using only 'than'.

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