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Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work
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Their hands... show that workers must be plural
anyone is singular, so A and B are out
C doesn't make any sense
D 'those' doesn't have a referent
E must be the answer...
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u2lover wrote: Their hands... show that workers must be plural
anyone is singular, so A and B are out
C doesn't make any sense
D 'those' doesn't have a referent
E must be the answer...
Excellent analysis. Used the exact same logic to derive (E).
But it took me over two minutes 
**Add to overtime log
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I chose 'D' and looks like 'E' is the correct answer.
2 questions:
1. Would 'D' be correct, if it said
"and indeed those people who work with their hands" instead of
"and indeed those who work with their hands" ?
2. is "any people" correct? I thought "any person" is correct in english and not "any people". Are you guys sure "any people is correct?"
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Ivymba, what is the OA please?
I think the answer is "D" and not "E". "Any people" should be wrong. "Many people" is ok in English.
Many people think that I don't know english grammar.
Any people???
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OA is E
Like U2lover explained
Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators are plural.
But 'anybody' is singular.
So keeping up the plural structure for all elements in the sentence, E is the best available option among the ones available. We have to pick one right ?
I made the same mistake too ..
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