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.

Many people are blessed with a high I.Q., but research suggests that the level of achievement that intelligent people with clear goals and ambitions reach are higher than people without a clear vision for the future.

  1. with clear goals and ambitions reach are higher than people without a clear vision for the future

  2. with clear goals and ambitions reach is higher than people without a clear vision for the future

  3. reach higher level if they have clear goals and ambitions for the future as compared to people without such clear vision

  4. with clear goals and ambitions reach is higher than the level of achievement of people without a clear vision for the future

  5. with clear goals and ambitions reach higher than the achievement of people without a clear vision for the future
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the Error of Subject-Verb Agreement by using singular verb 'is', for a singular subject, 'level of achievement'. Also, the option removes the Error of Comparison by comparing the level of achievement of two groups of people.

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