Multiple choice

Directions: A part of the sentence is underlined. Five different ways of phrasing the underlined part are given. Choose the best alternative among the five.

For the reason that gasoline was relatively cheap and twenty-five cents per gallon in the 1960's, the average American came to view unfettered, inexpensive driving as a right rather than a lucky privilege.

  1. For the reason that gasoline was relatively cheap and

  2. Since gasoline was relatively cheap and

  3. Due to the fact that gasoline was a relatively inexpensive and

  4. In that gasoline was a relatively inexpensive and

  5. Because gasoline had been relatively cheap and
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence is an example of cause-effect relationship. The latter part of the sentence suggests the effect of the cause in the initial part of the sentence. In such cases, we prefer starting a sentence with 'since'. 

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