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 the best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose any one of the others.

The light from a firefly is said to be “cold” because the insect's utilization of the energy is so efficient that a little of it is converted into heat.

  1. so efficient that a little of it is converted into heat.

  2. very efficient and that a little of it is converted into heat.

  3. so efficient that little of it is converted to heat.

  4. so efficient that little of it is converted into heat.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): The only error in the sentence is of adjective usage. A little means some, little means next to nothing, which is the sense applied here.

Explanation for (2): The option makes no coherent sense.

Explanation for (3): This option corrects the error of adjective usage, but commits error of preposition by replacing 'into' with 'to'.
Explanation for (4): The only error in the sentence is of adjective usage. A little means some, little means next to nothing, which is the sense applied here. Explanation for (5): 'Too' is redundant.

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