Directions: In the following question, part of the given sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined word/group of words. Option (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four options are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select option (1). If not, select one of the other choices.

A recent survey shows that the number of female infants being killed every year are the highest in Punjab.