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.

Venezuela is making its presence felt in international forums, primarily on account of it being the world's fourth largest oil producing nation.

  1. on account of it being the world's

  2. because of it being the world's

  3. on account of being the world's

  4. because it is the world's

  5. since it has been the world's

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The option uses the preferred term, 'because of', and eliminates the use of 'being'.

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