Directions: Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence are four ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice (1). If not, select one of the other choices.

Neither the board members nor the chairman of the company was quite sure of how to tackle the financial setback that the company was facing.