Multiple choice

Directions: The following question presents a sentence, part of which or all 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.

Until quite recently, American presidents lived in a world in which the public and private realms of their lives were largely separate, and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and Americans judged national leaders without receiving, or expecting, intimate information about them.

  1. and the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and

  2. where the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and where

  3. for the press cooperated to maintain the distinction and

  4. the press cooperated to maintain the distinction, for

  5. in which the press cooperated in maintaining the distinction, and in which
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence structure needs parallel construction to match 'in which the public and private realms...' at the beginning of the sentence. Option E correctly uses 'in which the press cooperated...' and 'in which Americans judged...' to create consistent relative clauses. Options A and C use 'and' incorrectly, B uses 'where' inappropriately, and D changes the meaning with 'for.'

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