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.

The Minister announced that the President's disease progressed much less than doctors had expected them to, and his health will improve in the next few months.

  1. had expected them to, and his health will improve

  2. had expected and that the President's health would improve

  3. had expected and that the President's health will improve

  4. had expected it to and his health would improve

  5. had expected it and that it would improve
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; removes the Subject-Verb Error by removing the redundant and incorrect 'them', clearly defines that it is the President's health, not the Minister's that is being talked about; uses the correct subjunctive for an expected but uncertain outcome by replacing 'will' with 'would'.

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