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.
As it is primarily a bird of New Zealand’s native forests, the kiwi also lives in scrub and native grasslands.
(A) As it is primarily
(B) Although primarily
(C) Because it lives primarily as
(D) It is primarily
(E) It lives primarily as
The correct answer is B
Explanation
Choice (B) is correct. It avoids the awkwardness of the original by using the word “Although” to introduce the comparison between the different habitats of the kiwi (“native forests” and “scrub and native grasslands”).
