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).

The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.

  1. which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated

  2. that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated

  3. originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated

  4. originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated

  5. originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(D) is the answer. 'Originating, a participle, is paralleled with perpetuated, a participle.