Multiple choice

Although Ms. Patkar had previously emphasized that she could not speak for other underprivileged people, she ventured to do so on this one occasion because she firmly believed that many underprivileged people, likely most, would agree with her.

  1. do so on this one occasion because she firmly believed that many underprivileged people, likely most, would agree

  2. speak on this one occasion since she firmly believed that many underprivileged people, likely most, would have agreed

  3. so speak on this one occasion due to her firmly believing that many underprivileged people, even most, would likely agree

  4. do so on this one occasion because she firmly believed that many underprivileged people, if not most, would agree

  5. do so on this one occasion since she firmly believed many underprivileged people, and even most, would likely agree
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The most obvious of the errors in all options is the wrong idiomatic usage of ‘many .... if not most’ which is used correctly only in option (4). Besides the usage of ‘since’ is incorrect in options (2) and (5). Hence (4).

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