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.

The proposed health care bill would increase government regulation of health insurance, establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers changing jobs who otherwise could be uncovered for months.

  1. establish standards that would guarantee wider to people with past health problems and to workers changing jobs who

  2. establishing standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers who are changing jobs and

  3. to establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health problems and to workers who change jobs that

  4. for establishing standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health problems and workers changing jobs who

  5. for the establishment of standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health problems and workers who are changing jobs that

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence has a dangling modifier and awkward structure. Option B correctly uses 'establishing' to parallel 'increase' and fixes the phrase 'wider access' (not just 'wider'). It also clarifies the reference to workers with 'who are changing jobs' rather than the confusing 'workers changing jobs who'.