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.

Given the religious idea as already existing, in what way, and to what extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious, and which modern thought definitely separates from religion?

  1. and to what extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  2. and to what extent has their development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  3. and to some extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  4. but to what extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  5. and to what extent has its development been effected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

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Explanation

The sentence is correct as given.