Multiple choice

Direction: The following question has four sentences. Some of the sentences may have error in grammatical or syntactical usage. Find the sentence(s) that make(s) coherent sense

A. The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word “natural” to foods that do not contain color or flavor additives, chemical preservatives or nothing that has been synthesized. B. Every independent candidate except Rajan and her was defeated in the election. C. Computers are becoming faster, more powerful and more reliable, and so too are modems, they are the devices to allow, two or more computers to share information over regular telephone lines. D. The coal strike reduced the country's energy reserves, which caused unemployment among the workers.

  1. A and B

  2. B and C

  3. Only D

  4. Only B

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D Correct answer
Explanation

“Nothing” in statement A should be replaced by “anything”. “They” in statement C should be replaced by “which”, and “to allow” by “that allow”. Statement D has a dangled modifier. The clause after the comma should read “an occurrence that caused…”.