Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice (1) repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice (1). If not, select one of the other choices.

Although this theory was known in the East to the ancient Vedanta philosophers, Buddhists and Greeks, still it has received a new impetus and grown with new strength since the introduction of the Darwinian theory of the evolution of species.

  1. the ancient Vedanta philosophers, Buddhists and Greeks, still it has received

  2. the ancient Vedanta philosophers, the Buddhists and the Greeks, it has received

  3. the ancient Vedanta philosophers, Buddhists and the Greeks, still it has received

  4. ancient Vedanta philosophers, the Buddhists and Greeks, it has received

  5. the ancient Vedanta philosophers, the Buddhists and the Greeks, it received

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence has error of coordinating conjunction and parallel construction. Although is followed by 'yet' (or no coordinate) and not by 'still'. Buddhists and Greeks should also take the definitive article 'the'. This option corrects the error of parallelism and coordinating conjunction.

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