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.

If the creator of evil, call him by whatever name you like, had brought evil into this world, he must have created it simultaneously with God; otherwise it would be impossible for God to create good, which can exist only in relation to evil.

  1. it would be impossible for God to create good, which can exist only in relation to evil.

  2. it would be impossible for God to create good, which can exist only in relation with evil.

  3. it would have been impossible for God to create good, that exists only in relation with evil.

  4. it could be impossible for God to create good, which can only exist in relation to evil.

  5. it would have been impossible for God to create good, which can exist only in relation to evil.

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E Correct answer
Explanation

 

Justification for (5): The sentence bears the error of tense. The first part of the sentence is in perfect tense. The second part should also be in perfect tense. This option corrects the error.