Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice (1). If not, select one of the other choices.

By speaking of this school with reverence, for the good it has done, by the assertion of historic truth and of its legitimate authority over the minds of men, I am proud of it.

By speaking of this school with reverence, for the good it has done, by the assertion of historic truth and of its legitimate authority over the minds of men, I am proud of it.

I speak of this school with reverence, for the good it has done, by the assertion of historic truth and of its legitimate authority over the minds of men.

By the assertion of historic truth and of its legitimate authority over the minds of men, I speak of this school with reverence, for the good it has done.

Of this school I have spoken with reverence, for the good it has done, by the assertion of historic truth and by its authority over minds of men.

I have been speaking about this school with reverence, for the good it is doing by the asserted historic truth and by the authority it had on the minds of men.