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.

Many instructions were issued by the commissioner of police that had an insulting tone according to the juniors.

  1. Many instructions were issued by the commissioner of police that

  2. Many instructions were issued by the commissioner of police as

  3. The issuance of many instructions by the commissioner of police

  4. The commissioner of police issued many instructions that

  5. The commissioner of police who issued many instructions

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence bears modifier error. 'That had an insulting tone' is an adjective phrase, which in the question sentence wrongly qualifies commissioner of police. The option rectifies this modifier error.

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