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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.

There are three rules of all relations of time in phenomena, according to which the existence of each phenomena is determined in respect of the unity of all time, and these antecede all experience and render it possible.

  1. the existence of each phenomena is determined in respect of the unity of all time, and these antecede all experience and render it possible.

  2. the existence of every phenomenon is determined in respect of the unity of all time, and these antecede all experience and render it possible.

  3. the existence of all the phenomenas is determined in respect of the unity of all time, and these antecede all experience and render it possible.

  4. the existing of every phenomena is determined in respect of the unity of all time, and these antecede all experience and render it possible.

  5. the existence of each and every phenomena is determined in respect of the unity of all time, and these antecede all experience and render it possible.
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Explanation

Explanation for (1): 'Each phenomena' is a misfit. Each is singular and hence should be followed by singular noun 'phenomenon'. Also, 'every' is a more suitable adjective in place of each, since the focus is not individual item, but individual items in a large group. 

Justification for (2): 'Each phenomena' is a misfit. Each is singular and hence should be followed by singular noun 'phenomenon'. Also, 'every' is a more suitable adjective in place of each, since the focus is not individual item, but individual items in a large group.  Option (2) corrects both the errors.

Explanation for (3): The correct plural is 'phenomena' not 'phenomenas'. 
Explanation for (4): The option unnecessarily changes the noun 'existence' to the gerund form 'existing'.  Further, it uses singular pronoun 'every' with the plural 'phenomena'. Explanation for (5): The option changes the word 'every' to the phrase 'each and every' and places emphasis though the sentence does not require it. Also, it fails to correct the error of S-V agreement.

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