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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 the best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose any one of the others.
A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identified; it can also be elicited and be manipulated under experimental conditions.
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it can also be elicited and manipulated under experimental conditions.
💡 Explanation:
Explanation for (1): One might think 'be manipulated' is parallel with 'be elicited'. In fact 'be' is redundant with manipulated, hence needs to be removed.
Explanation for (2): This option makes unwarranted changes without correcting the error of redundancy.
Explanation for (3): This option appears to give sense to the sentence but it really fails to correct the error of redundancy.
Explanation for (4): This option compounds the error of redundancy.
Explanation for (5): One might think 'be manipulated' is parallel with 'be elicited'. In fact 'be' is redundant with manipulated, hence needs to be removed. This option provides coherence to the sentence.