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.

Animal researchers have identified many behavioral patterns associated with selection of a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food.

  1. with selection of a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food

  2. with selection of a place to live, avoidance of predators, and finding of food

  3. with selecting a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food

  4. in selection of a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food

  5. to selection of a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Explanation for (1): Avoid' and 'find' are used in gerund form (ing) but this is not the case with 'select'. 'Slection of', 'avoiding' and 'finding' are not parallel.

 Explanation for (2): 'Avoidance of predators' is incorrect usage. Should heve been 'avoiding predators'.
Justification for (3): Avoid' and 'find' are used in gerund form in the original sentence, but this is not the case with 'select'. (3) corrects the error of parallelism.'Slecting', 'avoiding' and 'finding' are parallel.

Explanation for (4): 'Selection', 'avoiding' and 'finding' are unparallel. Explanation for (5): 'To selection' is ungrammatical and unparallel with the gerund forms 'avoiding' and 'finding'

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