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).

Your incessant meddling in my affairs, your obnoxious ridiculing of my suggestions and sudden departure prevented our conference from yielding significant results.

  1. and sudden departure prevented

  2. and your suddenness of departure prevented

  3. and your sudden departing prevented

  4. and your sudden departing caused the prevention of

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C Correct answer
Explanation

In its first two phrases, the original sentence establishes a pattern of parallelism (“Your . . . meddling, your . . . ridiculing”). (A), (B) and (E) fail to continue the pattern. Both (C) and (D) do continue it (“Your . . . departing”), but (D) adds three unnecessary words, leaving (C) as the best version. Answer: (C)

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