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.

Many cardiologists now believe that a sedentary life-style and not faulty food habits are the major reason of heart strokes.

  1. believe that a sedentary life-style and not faulty food habits are

  2. believe that sedentary life-styles but not faulty food habits are

  3. believe that it is sedentary life-style but not faulty food habits that are

  4. believe that sedentary life-styles and not faulty food habits are

  5. believe that a sedentary life-style and not faulty food habits is

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E Correct answer
Explanation

The latter part of the sentence concludes that 'life style' is the major 'reason' (not reasons) for the problem. This implies that the subject is singular, and so the verb 'are' should be changed to 'is'. This option corrects the error.

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