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.

While few journals and individuals were inclined to condemn the work and censure the author, the intelligent and pure-minded recognized in him the only writer who could treat these delicate subjects with dignity and straightforwardness.