Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence given below may have an error. The sentence has been rewritten under answer options (1) to (5). Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the sentence.

A balding, smooth faced man, he could have been anywhere between forty and sixty.

  1. A balding, smooth faced man, he could have been anywhere between forty and sixty.

  2. He was anywhere between forty and sixty, a man with smooth, balding face..

  3. Anywhere between forty and sixty he could have been, a balding smooth faced man.

  4. Between forty and sixty anywhere, he could have been, a balding smooth faced man.

  5. Anywhere between forty and sixty, the man could have been balding and smooth faced.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'a balding smooth faced man' is an appositive and can be used as a sentence opener. It is placed beside 'he' to explain or describe the pronoun.

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