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 teacher recommended that the students should reduce play time, more practice tests should be attempted, and get back to the basics.

  1. should reduce play time, more practice tests should be attempted, and get back to the basics

  2. should reduce play time, more practice tests should be attempted, and should get back to the basics

  3. reduce play time, more practice tests be attempted, and get back to the basics

  4. reduce play time, attempt more practice tests, and get back to the basics

  5. should reduce play time, attempt more practice tests, and get back to the basics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

the option corrects the error of importance; 'should' is redundant since 'recommended' emphasizes the importance of these steps. Also, each of the three parallel elements consists of a verb and an object (reduce- playtime, attempt- practice tests, get back- basics).

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