Question

Correct the underlined part of the sentence. If there is no error choose "no change."

Spread by rat fleas,millions of people in medieval Europe were killed by bubonic plague.

• A. No change
• B. And millions of medieval Europeans killed by bubonic plague.
• C. This led to the killing of millions of medieval Europeans by bubonic plague.
• D. Bubonic plague in medieval Europe was why millions of people were killed.
• E. Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe.

Answer 1

The correct option is E Bubonic plague killed millions of people in medieval Europe.

The sentence has two errors- a misplaced modifier which renders the sentence illogical (the sentence seems to say that rat fleas spread people) and the unnecessary use of the passive speech. E rectifies these errors by making 'plague' the subject and puts the verb into passive speech. E is the correct answer.