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General Knowledge (CLAT) Sentence Improvement

Direction: In each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the most appropriate option given in each of the sentences given below that is the best version than the underlined part of the sentence.

Initiative and referendum, is a procedure that allows voters to propose and pass laws as well as to repeal them.

Allows voters to propose, pass and to repeal laws

Will allow laws on be proposed, passed, as well as repealed by voters

Allows voters to propose to pass, and repeal laws

Will allow voter to propose, pass, as well as to repeal laws.

Explanation:

Initiative and referendum, is a procedure that Allows voters to propose, pass and to repeal laws.
In 2, second time “to” before “repeal” violates parallelism- “allows voters to propose, pass, and to repeal laws”

In 3, “repeal laws” without “to” before them violates parallelism – “allows voters to propose, to pass, and repeal laws”

In 4 , the usage of “will allow” is incorrect. The “procedure allows voters…” is required.
In 1, “to x and y, as well as to z” structure is idiomatic and hence, 1 is correct