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.

Star gazers have often looked up and seen clusters of stars in the sky whose shape resembles an animal or a mythological figure.

  1. Star gazers have often looked up and seen clusters of stars in the sky whose shape resembles

  2. Star gazers have often looked up into the sky and saw clusters of stars whose shape resembles

  3. Star gazers have often looked up in the sky and seen clusters of stars the shape of whom resembles

  4. Clusters of stars have often been seen by star gazers up in the sky whose shape resembles

  5. Star gazers have often looked up into the sky and seen clusters of stars, the shapes of which resemble those of
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; uses the right verb tense - 'resemble' to refer to a plural subject - 'clusters of stars'. Also, corrects the Error of Misplaced Modifier by referring to 'clusters of stars' as the subject the shape of which resemble 'those of' various animals or mythological figures.

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