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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.

The most famous case of scientific suppression remains that of Galileo, who in 1633 was forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow his finding that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Answer Choices

(A) remains that of Galileo, who in 1633 was forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow
(B) remained that of Galileo, who in 1633 was forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow
(C) remaining that of Galileo, forced by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 to disavow
(D) will remain that of Galileo, who is forced by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 to disavow
(E) has remained that of Galileo, who in 1633 is forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow

Hint

Present tense verbs should be used for statements that are true today.

Question of the Day

Can you answer today's question?

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6/1

Dec

4

2012

232,663 responses

Question of the Day Statistics
	Number Answered
Correct	132,032
Incorrect	100,631

56% 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.

The most famous case of scientific suppression remains that of Galileo, who in 1633 was forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow his finding that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Answer Choices

(A) remains that of Galileo, who in 1633 was forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow
(B) remained that of Galileo, who in 1633 was forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow
(C) remaining that of Galileo, forced by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 to disavow
(D) will remain that of Galileo, who is forced by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 to disavow
(E) has remained that of Galileo, who in 1633 is forced by the Roman Catholic Church to disavow

Answer

Choice (A) is correct. It avoids the errors of the other options by providing the present tense verb "remains" to refer to a present-day statement of fact (Galileo's case is today the most well-known example of scientific suppression) and the past tense verb phrase "was forced" to refer to a past event (in 1633 Galileo was forced to disavow his scientific findings).