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.

Digital technology, for the most part created in the commercial realm for commercial applications, resists creative attempts to reformat its purpose and style.

  1. Digital technology, for the most part created in the commercial realm for commercial applications

  2. Digital technology, created in the commercial realm for commercial applications

  3. Digital technology, for the most part created in the commercial applications

  4. Digital technology, for the most part created for commercial applications

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has an error of redundancy. “In the commercial realm for commercial” seems repetitive. The sentence rectifies the error by deleting “in the commercial realm”.