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.

After adopting broadband internet access, wireless personal digital assistants, and super-fast home PCs, Weston Insurance has hired new employees, which doubles to 250 the junior staff in the claims department working from home.

  1. which doubles to 250 the junior staff in the claims department

  2. doubling to 250 the number of junior staff members in the claims department

  3. which doubles to 250 the junior staff of the claims department

  4. doubling to 250 the number of junior staff members of the claims department

  5. which doubles to 250 the junior staff in the claims department that
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The best answer is (2). The pronoun which should be used to refer to a previously mentioned noun, not to the idea expressed in an entire clause. In (1), (3), and (5) there is no specific noun.

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