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.

Yet the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had important and enduring consequences, not less significant than more spectacular convulsions.

  1. Yet the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had important and enduring consequences, not less significant than more spectacular convulsions.

  2. Yet the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had important and enduring consequences, no less significant than more spectacular convulsions.

  3. Yet the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had important and enduring consequences, no less significant than those of more spectacular convulsions.

  4. Yet the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had important consequences, not less significant than those of more spectacular convulsions.

  5. Yet the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had enduring consequences, no less significant than more spectacular convulsions.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Only consequences can be more significant than consequences of more spectacular events. Also, the appropriate determiner is 'no less significant'.