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.

Released the first Friday of every month and covering the preceding month, the Labor Department's employment report discloses the amount of new jobs to be created during the reporting period and the amount of hours to be worked.

  1. discloses the amount of new jobs to be created during the reporting period and the amount of hours to be worked

  2. discloses the amount of new jobs being created during the reporting period and the amount of hours worked

  3. discloses the number of new jobs created during the reporting period and the number of hours worked

  4. disclosed the number of new jobs that are created during the reporting period and the number of hours being worked
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C Correct answer
Explanation

For countable nouns like 'jobs,' use 'number' instead of 'amount.' Also, when reporting on completed actions, use simple past ('worked') instead of passive future infinitives ('to be worked'/'to be created'). Option C uses precise terminology and appropriate tense.

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