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The contention that the authoritative form of governance today is not a democracy, but rather it is a form of oligarchy which is modified, is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy, the extensive challenges that ordinary citizens face in exercising their rights, and the alarmingly broad wealth gap seen today.
(A) democracy, but rather it is a form of oligarchy which is modified, is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy
(B) democracy, but is instead an oligarchy that is modified, is based on a number of facts: special interest groups that substantially impact government policy exist
(C) democracy, which has been modified into a form of oligarchy, is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy
(D) democracy, but also a modified and form of oligarchy, is based on a number of facts: special interest groups that substantially impact government policy exist
(E) democracy but a modified form of oligarchy is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy
(A) democracy, but rather it is a form of oligarchy which is modified, is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy
(B) democracy, but is instead an oligarchy that is modified, is based on a number of facts: special interest groups that substantially impact government policy exist
(C) democracy, which has been modified into a form of oligarchy, is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy
(D) democracy, but also a modified and form of oligarchy, is based on a number of facts: special interest groups that substantially impact government policy exist
(E) democracy but a modified form of oligarchy is based on a number of facts: the existence of special interest groups that substantially impact government policy
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Parallelism + Meaning + Modifiers
The intended meaning of the crucial part of this sentence is that the dominant form of governance is a modified form of oligarchy rather than a democracy;
• All elements linked by a conjunction (in this case “but”) must be parallel.
• All elements in a list must be parallel.
• When “which” is preceded by a comma, it refers to the noun immediately before the comma.
A. Trap. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between the phrase “is not a democracy” and the clause “it is a form of…”; please remember, elements linked by a conjunction (in this case “but”) must be parallel. Besides, the usage “but rather” is redundant.
B. Trap. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between the clause “special interest groups that substantially impact government policy exist” and the noun phrases “the extensive challenges…” and “the alarmingly broad wealth gap seen today”; please remember, all elements in a list must be parallel.
C. This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence by modifying the noun “democracy” with the phrase “which has been modified into…”; the intended meaning is that the dominant form of governance is a modified form of oligarchy rather than a democracy; please remember, when “which” is preceded by a comma, it refers to the noun immediately before the comma.
D. This answer choice omits the sense of contrast needed here by using the conjunction “but also” rather than “but”; the intended meaning is that the dominant form of governance is a modified form of oligarchy rather than a democracy. Additionally, Option D fails to maintain parallelism between the clause “special interest groups that substantially impact government policy exist” and the noun phrases “the extensive challenges…” and “the alarmingly broad wealth gap seen today”; please remember, all elements in a list must be parallel.
E. Correct. This answer choice conveys the intended meaning of the sentence, which is that the dominant form of governance is a modified form of oligarchy rather than a democracy. Further, Option E maintains parallelism between “not a democracy” and “a modified form of oligarchy” and among the nouns “existence”, “challenges”, and “wealth gap”.
E is the best answer choice.
