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. Real estate builders benefit not only from the increasing demand for budget apartment complexes but also the higher profits made when independent villas are sold, demand for which has increased in the recent housing boom.

  1. the higher profits made when independent villas are sold, demand for which have increased

  2. the higher profits that are made when independent villas are sold, demand for which has increased

  3. from the demand for independent villas, which make higher profits for the builders when sold and whose demand has increased

  4. from independent villas, the sale of which makes higher profits for the builders and whose demand has increased

  5. from the higher profit made by selling independent villas, demand for which has increased
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; removes error of parallelism by using ‘not only from…but also from’; removes modifier error by linking ‘demand’ with villas.

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