Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part 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.

In my opinion, the better a product performs, more sales it is expected to have

  1. the better a product performs, more sales it is expected to have

  2. the better a product performs, more are the sales it is expected to have

  3. the better is the performance of a product, the more sales it is expected to have

  4. the better a product performs, the more sales it is expected to have

  5. the better a product performs, the more the sales it is expected to have
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): Type of error: Parallel comparison

As per the rule, the actions and their results should be in the same structure. Hence 'the better' should be followed by 'the more' and not simply 'more'.

Explanation for (2): 'The better' followed by 'more' is incorrect since actions and their results should maintain the same tone.
Explanation for (3): In the given option, the comparable sentence phrases are not structurally similar. Also, the change of voice affects the tone of actions and their results.
Explanation for (4): While 'the better' followed by 'the more' is correct, deletion of article before 'sales' is incorrect. Justification for (5): The option corrects the error of parallelism; 'the better' is parallel to 'the more'.

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