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.

Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches over what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.

  1. Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches over what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.

  2. Saturdays maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.

  3. Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for that time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.

  4. Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for this time of the season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.

  5. Saturday's maximum temperature was 44.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above what is average for this time of season, while the minimum was six notches above average at 33.2 degrees.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(A) is incorrect because of wrong preposition use 'over' (which means above from one end to another) instead of 'above' (which means over the head). (B) is incorrect because of error of punctuation. (Saturday's is written as Saturdays) (C) is incorrect because of usage of 'that' in place of 'this'. (E) is incorrect because of absence of 'the' (definite article) to point out the noun (season).

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