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Multiple Choice

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.

  1. it can also be elicited and be manipulated under experimental conditions.
  2. it can as well be elicited and be manipulated under experimental conditions.
  3. it can be elicited and also be manipulated under experimental conditions.
  4. it can also be elicited and can be manipulated under experimental conditions.
  5. it can also be elicited and manipulated under experimental conditions.