Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer.

Myanmar appears ready to embrace democratic reform and shed its diplomatic and economic isolation.

The sentence 'Myanmar appears ready to embrace...' is grammatically correct. 'Appears ready' uses 'ready' as an adjective in the infinitive complement, indicating Myanmar's apparent willingness for democratic reform. The alternatives ('appears to be readying', 'appears readying', 'appears it is ready', 'appears readied') are either grammatically incorrect, awkward, or change the meaning.