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 British colonies in North America attracted a mass immigration of religious dissenters and poor people throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries, coming from all parts of the British Isles, Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries.

The British colonies in North America attracted a mass immigration of religious dissenters and poor people throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries, coming

The British colonies in North America have attracted a mass immigration of religious dissenters and poor people throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries, coming

The British colonies in North America has attracted a mass immigration of religious dissenters and poor people throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries, coming

The British colonies in North America was attracting a mass immigration of religious dissenters and poor people throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries, coming

The British colonies in North America have attracted a mass immigration of religious dissenters and poor people throughout the 17^th and 18^th centuries, to come