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 AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa was firstly responsible for causing thousands of adult deaths, and secondly, caused suffering to millions of innocent children.

  1. was firstly responsible for causing thousands of adult deaths, and secondly, caused suffering to

  2. was firstly responsible for causing thousands of adult deaths, and secondly, for suffering caused to

  3. first caused thousands of adult deaths, and second, caused suffering to

  4. responsible for causing thousands of adult deaths, and suffering of

  5. was firstly responsible for causing thousands of adult deaths; and secondly, for causing suffering to
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the error of parallelism by using 'caused deaths' and 'caused suffering'. Also, the option appropriately uses 'first' and 'second'.

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