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.

Consumers are beginning to take notice of Euro-II cars because they cause no air pollution and petrol without lead is used.

  1. cause no air pollution and petrol without lead is used.

  2. cause no air pollution and use petrol without lead.

  3. air pollution is not caused and petrol without lead is used.

  4. causing no air pollution and using petrol without lead.

  5. air pollution is not caused and petrol without lead.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) corrects the error of parallel construction.