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. Mother nature helps us survive in this world; something as simple as a tree provides us with so much - food, shade, wood and oxygen - and expects nothing in return.

  1. something as simple as a tree provides us with so much - food, shade, wood and oxygen -

  2. something simple as a tree provides us with so much: food shade, wood and oxygen

  3. something simple as a tree provides us with so much; food, shade, wood and oxygen:

  4. something as simple as a tree provides us with so much; food, shade, wood and oxygen:
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Justification for (1): The sentence is correct as given.

Explanation for (2): This option introduces errors of punctuation and phrase (correct expression is 'as simple as', comma is required between food and shade and use of colon is incorrect).

Explanation for (3): This option introduces errors of punctuation and phrase (correct expression is 'as simple as' and use of semi-colon is incorrect here)
Explanation for (4): This option has error of punctuation. Use of semi-colon is incorrect here. Explanation for (5): This option makes unnecessary changes in the sentence that render it incorrect.

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