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 the best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose any one of the others.

Not only are moral laws essentially distinguished from every other kind of practical knowledge, but all moral philosophy rests wholly on them.

  1. but all moral philosophy rests wholly on them.

  2. but all moral philosophy also rests wholly on them.

  3. but even all moral philosophy rests wholly on them.

  4. but all moral philosophy rest wholly on them.

  5. but all moral philosophy also rest wholly on them.
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Explanation

Explanation for (1): The sentence has the error of coordinating conjunction. 'Not only' is always followed by 'but also'.

Explanation for (2): The sentence has the error of coordinating conjunction. 'Not only' is always followed by 'but also'. This option corrects the error of conjunction.

Explanation for (3): This option does not rectify the error of conjunction and introduces another error by placing modifier 'even' before 'all moral' and after 'but'.
Explanation for (4): The option does not rectify the error of coordinating conjunction and also introduces another error of subject-verb agreement (singular subject moral philosophy should be followed by singular verb 'rests' not plural verb 'rest'). Explanation for (5): The option rectifies the error of conjunction but introduces another error of subject-verb agreement (singular subject moral philosophy should be followed by singular verb 'rests' not plural verb 'rest').

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