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.

Their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others.

  1. or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species

  2. or else upon families, tribe, class, nation, race or even their species

  3. or else upon their families, tribe, class, nation, race or even their species

  4. or else upon their families, tribe, class, nation, race or even species

  5. or else upon their families, tribes, classes, nations, races or even species
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is correct as given. The repetitive use of 'their' does not seem out of place and is rather necessary to emphasize different relationships.

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