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22
2012
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Writing > Improving Sentences

Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.  

They determine the color and flavor of honey by the flowers from which the nectar is taken.

Answer Choices

Hint

Ask yourself, "To whom does the pronoun 'They' refer?"

Question of the Day

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6/1

Nov
22
2012
201,925 responses
Question of the Day Statistics
Number Answered
Correct 152,394
Incorrect 49,531
75% correct

Writing > Improving Sentences

Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.  

They determine the color and flavor of honey by the flowers from which the nectar is taken.

Answer Choices

Answer

Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by removing the unnecessary pronoun “They,” and by using a well-constructed phrase, “The color and flavor … are …