DIRECTIONS for the question: Replace the underlined/Bold part of the sentence with the best possible choice so as to make the key sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is all right, i.e. does not require any correction or improvement, tick 1 as your answer.
Elephants have been an important part of circus acts since the 1800s, and it is still prized as a circus animal by circus managers, who typically involve elephants in acts which portray love and friendliness.
A)
it is still prized as a circus animal by circus managers
B)
it is still prized as a circus animals by circus managers
C)
circus managers still prize it as a circus animal
D)
they are still prized as circus animals by circus managers
E)
they are still being prized as a circus animal by the circus managers
D
The pronouns and nouns that refer to the plural noun elephants have to be plural. This is not the case in options (a), (b), and (c) which use the singular pronoun ‘it’. This is rectified by option (d). Also, option (e) uses the incorrect tense form and also uses the singular noun ‘animal’ whereas it needs to use the plural noun ‘animals’.
