Multiple choice

Regarded by opponents as intrusive and demeaning and by supporters as a necessary evil, the debate over Homeland Security using physical pat-downs continues in TV Newsrooms and in local watering holes alike.

  1. Regarded by opponents as intrusive and demeaning and by supporters as a necessary evil, the debate over Homeland Security using physical pat-downs continues in TV Newsrooms and in local watering holes alike.

  2. Regarded by opponents as intrusive and demeaning and by supporters as a necessary evil, the use of physical pat-downs by Homeland Security continues to be debated over in TV Newsrooms and in local watering holes alike.

  3. Regarded as intrusive by opponents and demeaning and by supporters as the necessary evil, the use of physical pat-downs by Homeland Security continues to be debated over in TV Newsrooms and in local watering holes.

  4. The debate over the use of physical pat-downs by Homeland Security, regarded as intrusive and demeaning by opponents and as a necessary evil by supporters, continues to be debated in TV Newsrooms and in watering holes.

  5. The use of physical pat-downs, regarded as intrusive and demeaning by opponents and as a necessary evil by supporters, by Homeland Security, continues to be debated in TV newsrooms and local watering holes alike.
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Explanation

Correct. The option removes the error of misplaced modifier by referring to 'use of physical pat-downs' as demeaning (not the debate). The option also removes the error of redundancy by eliminating the 'in' before 'local watering holes'.

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