Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

This particular toy glows upon placing it in the dark and charged with electricity.

  1. upon placing it

  2. when placed

  3. as placed

  4. on its placement

  5. after placement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(A): This sentence suffers from the lack of parallelism. Here verbs “charged” and “placing” should be of the similar form. Since upon placing is underlined we will change it to 'when placed'. C also uses the correct form but “as” is unidiomatic

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