Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. 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.

Without drinking a person can travel safe, comfortably and cautiously.

  1. safe, comfortably and cautiously.

  2. in a safe manner, comfortably and in a cautions manner.

  3. safely, comfortably and cautiously.

  4. safer, more comfortable and more cautiously.

  5. safer, more comfortably and with caution.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(C): All three are adjectives. The problem was in faulty parallelism.

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