Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below or part thereof has been underlined. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or diction. Select the option that best corrects the error, if any.

The end of the eighteenth century saw the emergence of prize-stock breeding with individual bulls and cows receiving awards, fetching unprecedented prices, and excited enormous interest whenever they were put on show.

  1. excited

  2. it excited

  3. exciting

  4. would excite

  5. could excite
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Here the sentence is talking about the prize stock breeding, being a non-living thing the  pronoun 'it' will be used to refer it, (B) is the only option which uses this and as a result brings out the entire             meaning of the sentence.

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