Question

It is sometimes told that democratic
B. government originated in the city-states
C. of ancient Greece. Democratic ideals have been handed to us from that time.
D. In truth, however, this is an unhelpful assertion.
E. The Greeks gave us the word, hence did not provide us with a model.

• A. A, B & D
• B. B, C & D
• C. B & D
• D. B only
• E. D only

Hint:

In “which stands alone” type questions, find the sentence that is self-contained and makes sense in isolation.

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Statement D is the only independent assertion. All others are either incomplete or context-dependent factual fragments.