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.

Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating.

  1. due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating

  2. due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than to eating too much

  3. because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters

  4. because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much

  5. because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much

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

The 'more...than' structure requires parallel construction. Option D provides parallelism with 'because their bodies burn...than because they eat...' The other options either use incorrect idiom ('due to...than') or fail to maintain parallel structure in the comparison.

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