460. It could be argued that the most significant virtue of a popular democracy is not the right to participate in the selection of leaders, but rather that it affirms our importance in the scheme of things.
(A) but rather that it affirms
(B) but rather its affirmation of
(C) but rather it’s affirmation in terms of
(D) but instead of that, its affirming that
(E) affirming rather
Solution:
Idioms + Parallelism
“not X but rather Y”à X is “right”(noun) so Y must be "Affirmation"(noun) to maintain parallelism.
Hence, A, D, and E are incorrect
C: “it’s” means “it is” but “it is affirmation” is incorrect.
B: Best choice. “not x but rather Y” idiomatic and parallel.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) but rather that it affirms
(B) but rather its affirmation of
(C) but rather it’s affirmation in terms of
(D) but instead of that, its affirming that
(E) affirming rather
Solution:
Idioms + Parallelism
“not X but rather Y”à X is “right”(noun) so Y must be "Affirmation"(noun) to maintain parallelism.
Hence, A, D, and E are incorrect
C: “it’s” means “it is” but “it is affirmation” is incorrect.
B: Best choice. “not x but rather Y” idiomatic and parallel.
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