Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

A study of the way a society treats its elderly population can tell us many things about that society including the value of morals, degree of sensitivity towards unproductive members, level of spiritual maturity, and quality of life in general.

  1. the value of morals, degree of sensitivity towards unproductive members, level of spiritual maturity

  2. a measure of its moral values, degree of sensitivity towards unproductive members, level of spiritual maturity

  3. its moral values, degree of sensitivity towards unproductive members, level of spiritual maturity

  4. its moral values, its degree of sensitivity towards unproductive members, its level of spiritual maturity

  5. a measure of its moral values, a sensitivity towards unproductive members, a level of spiritual maturity
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the error of parallelism by using 'measure of' parallel to 'degree of', 'level of' and 'quality of'. Also, the unidiomatic construction of the original sentence is rectified.

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