Unlike their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American l

Unlike their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never embraced revolutionary ideologies calling for the ultimate transformation of the economic order.


(A) Unlike their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never --> "American labor movement" is singular, so "their" is wrong

(B) Unlike that of their counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never --> same as A

(C) Unlike its counterpart in other Western democracies, the American labor movement never have --> --> "American labor movement" is singular, so "have" is wrong

(D) Unlike that of its counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement never has --> replace the noun: that of its counterparts <=> "American labor movement" of "American labor movement"'s counterparts => sounds weird

(E) Unlike its counterparts in other Western democracies, the American labor movement has never --> correct

Testing Subject Verb agreement.
A- thier....has never (ERROR)
B- that of thier...has never (WHAT IS "THAT" REFERRING TO, AGAIN SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT ERROR)
c- ITS COUNTERPART...LABOR MOVEMENT HAVE (ERROR ITS & HAVE)
D- that of its counterparts..............no reference for THAT
E- perfectly fine
Correct answer- E

A. their cannot be the pronoun of American (adjective)
B. same as A
C. have should be has (Since movement is singular)
D. American cannot be the antecedent of it
E. movement's counterpart : correct.

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