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.

Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept life - then life is no longer difficult, because once it is accepted, the fact no longer matters.

  1. Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept life - then life is no longer difficult

  2. Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept it - then life is no longer difficult

  3. Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept life - then it is no longer difficult

  4. Once we truly know that it is difficult - once we truly understand and accept life - then life is no longer difficult

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence suffers from the error of redundancy: repetitive use of “life”. This option removes the error of redundancy by replacing the second use by the pronoun.