Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has a part underlined. The underlined part may have an error of grammar or syntax. There are five options that seek to correct the error (including an option that simply repeats the sentence). Select the part that best represents the replacement for the part underlined.

The religious conflict of the 16th and the 17th centuries led up to the growth of religious consciousness in our period.

  1. the 16th and the 17th centuries led up to

  2. the 16th and 17th centuries led to

  3. the 16th and the 17th century led to

  4. the 16th and the 17th centuries led on to

  5. the 16th and the 17th centuries leads to
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 Corrects the use of definite article 'the' as well as the prepositional error. The definite article 'the' is used before the first adjective only. 'Led up to' is also rectified as 'led to'.

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