Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A. If not, select one of the other choices. The Government’s decision to waive of Customs Duty for machineries for Export Oriented Units is an acknowledgement of both present liberal policies as well as an endeavor to address genuine concerns of the EOUs.

  1. decision to waive of Customs Duty for machineries for Export Oriented Units is an acknowledgement of both present liberal policies as well as an endeavor

  2. decision to waive Customs Duty on machinery for Export Oriented Units is both an acknowledgement of present liberal policies and an endeavor

  3. decision to waive off Customs Duty on machinery for Export Oriented Units both acknowledges present liberal policies as well as an endeavor

  4. decision to waive Customs Duty for machineries for Export Oriented Units is both an acknowledgement of present liberal policies and also an endeavor

  5. decision to waive off Customs Duty for machineries for Export Oriented Units, not only acknowledges present liberal policies but also endeavors

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; removes the redundant ‘of’, the repetitive ‘for’, the error placing ‘acknowledgement’ before ‘both’ and the incorrect use of ‘both’ and ‘as well as’ together.