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.

Dinosaurs are traditionally classified as cold-blooded reptiles, but recent evidence based on their eating habits, posture, and skeletal structure suggested some may have been warm-blooded.

  1. eating habits, posture, and skeletal structure suggested some may have been warm-blooded.

  2. eating habits, postures, and skeletal structures suggested some may have been warm-blooded.

  3. eating habit, posture, and skeletal structure suggested some may have been warm-blooded.

  4. eating habits, posture, and skeletal structure suggested some might have been warm-blooded.

  5. eating habits, posture, and skeletal structure has suggested some may have been warm-blooded.

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): 'Skeletal structure suggested' is in past tense, whereas 'recent evidence' suggests the present.

Explanation for (2): This option makes unwarranted changes but fails to correct the error of tense.

Explanation for (3): This option makes unwarranted changes but fails to correct the error of tense.
Explanation for (4): This option makes unwarranted changes but fails to correct the error of tense. Explanation for (5): 'Skeletal structure suggested' is in past tense, whereas 'recent evidence' suggests the present. This option corrects the error.