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.

Coffee, which has been consumed in Europe since the late 15th century, has been traditionally associated with South America, the coffee that is considered the finest comes from Eastern and Central Africa.

  1. associated with South America, the coffee that is considered finest comes from Eastern and Central Africa

  2. associated with South America, Eastern and Central Africa are considered to be the source of the finest coffee

  3. associated with South America but Eastern and Central Africa are considered to be the sources of the finest coffee

  4. given association with South America, but the finest coffee comes from Eastern and Central Africa

  5. associated with South America but the coffee considered finest, in fact, comes from Eastern and Central Africa
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option introduces a word indicating contrast - 'but' - and removes redundancy by eliminating 'that is'.

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