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.

The laws governing the publication of anti-government viewpoints are so prohibitive that they forbid criticism of government policies even when valid.

  1. they forbid criticism of government policies even when

  2. criticism of government policies is forbidden even when

  3. they forbid criticism of government policies even when they are

  4. they forbid criticism of government policies even when it is

  5. government policies cannot be criticized even when it is
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the Error of dangling modifier by adding 'it is' before 'valid'.

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