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.

The increased use of offshore outsourcing is one facet of increased services trade, in which a company relocates labour-intensive service-industry functions to another country.

  1. The increased use of offshore outsourcing is one facet of increased services trade

  2. The use of offshore outsourcing is one facet of increased services trade

  3. One facet of increased services trade is the use of offshore outsourcing,

  4. One facet of increased services trade is the increased use of offshore outsourcing

  5. The offshore outsourcing is one facet of increased services trade
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Original sentence has error of redundancy and modifier: repetitive use of 'increased'. Also, the clause 'in which a company relocates' should qualify and therefore follow 'offshore outsourcing'. The option corrects both the errors.

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