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. There is, without a doubt, many good reasons to study and earn your tuition simultaneously.

  1. There is

  2. There should be

  3. There would be

  4. There are
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(D): Verbs must always agree with their subjects. Because we are talking about reasons, “are” is the correct choice. The rest of the choices violate the tense, making the sentence different from the original one.

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