Multiple choice

What is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence no. (12) below?

there is no reason why students should not become good useful citizens

Directions: Read the passage and select the best answer for the question:

(1) Students at present are not what they were two generations ago. (2) A sense of frustration has assailed their minds. (3) They feel that the so called education does not enable them to face the economic difficulties of the modern world. (4) Hence, they develop a philosophy of pessimism resulting in defiance. (5) Greater emphasis is laid upon political than upon academic interests. (6) What is still more harmful is that politicians are exploiting this non-academic interest of the students. (7) Naturally, they lose their balance of mind and drift rudderless on the current of their impulses. (8) Sometimes they are misled by teacher – politicians.
(9) But, we need not be depressed. (10) Most of the students are yet in their teens. (11) Their minds are plastic and their hearts sensitive and impressionable. (12) If worthy ideals are set before them by teachers, guardians and other well wishers there is no reason why students should not become good useful citizens.

 

  1. there is no reason that students should not become good useful citizens

  2. there is no reason because students should not become good useful citizens

  3. there is no reason why students should not become good, useful citizens

  4. there is no reason why students do not become good useful citizens

  5. there is no reason why students do not become useful citizens
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The option corrects the error of punctuation by inserting a comma between the two adjectives.

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