In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the four.
Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain.
- be delayed for a few days
- be delayed for a few days and
- be otherwise only delayed for a few days and
- otherwise only delay for a few days and