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.

She is the best speaker made all the teachers choose her for any declamation contest.

  1. She is the best speaker made all the teachers choose her for any declamation contest.

  2. She is the best speaker that made all the teachers choose her for any declamation contest.

  3. She is the best speaker, which made all the teachers choose her for any declamation contest.

  4. She is the best speaker making all the teachers choose her for any declamation contest.

  5. She is the best speaker. This made all the teachers choose her for any declamation contest.
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): A case of dangling clause in the absence of a demonstrative pronoun. There is no apparent link between the characteristic and the reason why she was chosen.

Explanation for (2): There is no antecedent for 'that', which does not serve the purpose of a demonstrative pronoun here.

Explanation for (3): There is no antecedent for 'which', which does not serve the purpose of a demonstrative pronoun here.
Explanation for (4): The sentence makes no coherent sense. Justification for (5): A case of dangling clause in the absence of a demonstrative pronoun. There is no apparent link between the characteristic and the reason why she was chosen. The link is clear only in option (5), hence it is the answer.

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