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 Army has announced that it will shut down the Roswell Military Base, the base that had been at the center of UFO controversy and the model for many other ultra-secret military bases.

  1. that had been at the center of UFO controversy and

  2. at the center of UFO controversy and which was

  3. at the center of UFO controversy and

  4. which was at the center of UFO controversy and which was

  5. that was at the center of UFO controversy was and that was
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The option removes Tense Usage and redundancy Error and is concise.

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