Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).

In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for archaeological sites.

  1. between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

  2. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and promoting

  3. between explaining the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and when promoting

  4. among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote

  5. between explaining archaeology's value and workings, in the revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and in promoting

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B Correct answer
Explanation

(B) The usage of 'between' is for two things, whereas 'among' is used for more than two  things.  (A), (C) and (E) are eliminated. (D) suffers from the error of parallelism.