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The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvantaged person, often a child, is resotred to the wealth and position which is their natural birthright.

(A) which is their
(B) that are their
(C) which are his
(D) being their
(E) of his
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Re: The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvanta [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2019, 01:19
Error analysis in the original sentence:

1. Noun (child) ---- pronoun used (their)
(Singular vs. Plural) --- The correct pronoun would have to be: he/ she/ his/ her etc.

2. wealth and position (nouns) - verb used "is"
grammatically- correct verb is "are".

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* usage of pronoun "their" - eliminate: A, B and D

* Between C & E:
E- doesn't has verb for wealth and position - hence eliminated.

per our error analysis,:
Correct answer is - Option (C)
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Re: The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvanta [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2019, 02:43
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* Between C & E:
E- doesn't has verb for wealth and position - hence eliminated.


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The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvantaged person, often a child, is resotred to the wealth and position of his natural birthright.

Subject-verb pairs are highlighted. E is incorrect since we are using incorrectly preposition - of .
We need- which - to modify nouns: wealth and position.
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Re: The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvanta [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2019, 03:58
1. pronoun 'his' should be 'his or her' - reject options C and E
2. Since what follows 'is resotred to the wealth and position' is an essential modifier, the conjunction used should be 'that' without comma - reject options A and D.

Hence, B.

In B, verb 'are' agrees with subject 'wealth and position'
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Re: The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvanta [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2019, 04:05
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Thank you for clarifying :) :thumbup:

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* Between C & E:
E- doesn't has verb for wealth and position - hence eliminated.


Let us see E again:
The standard Frances Hodgson Burnett plot is one in which a disadvantaged person, often a child, is resotred to the wealth and position of his natural birthright.

Subject-verb pairs are highlighted. E is incorrect since we are using incorrectly preposition - of .
We need- which - to modify nouns: wealth and position.
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