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.

Because of similar customs and matrilineal societal structure, the Jarawas, a tribe living on Andaman Islands off the coast of India, are said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that is known to follow similar societal practices.

  1. are said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that is known to follow similar societal practices

  2. is said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that was known to follow similar societal practices

  3. is said to have descended from the now extinct Jangils, a tribe that was known to have followed similar societal practices

  4. are said to have descended from janglis, a now extinct tribe, because they had followed similar societal practices

  5. were said to have descended from Jangils, a now extinct tribe that was known to have followed similar societal practices
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the Error of Tense Usage by referring to the Jangils' societal practices in the Past Perfect Tense. Also, the option removes the Error of Subject-Verb Agreement by using Singular Verb to refer to a Singular Subject - 'a tribe'.

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