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.

Of all the frauds practiced by mercenary dealers, there is none more reprehensible, and at the same time the most prevalent, than the adulteration of the various articles of food.

  1. at the same time the most prevalent

  2. at the same time most prevalent

  3. at the same time widely prevalent

  4. at the same time the more prevalent

  5. at the same time more prevalent

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has error of faulty comparison. 'More reprehensible' is comparative and the second adjective should also be comparative, not superlative. It should be 'more prevalent', not 'most prevalent'. This option corrects the error of faulty comparison.