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While polarized sunglasses are extremely popular for their anti-glare feature, pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft.

(A) pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(B) their use should be avoided by pilots because their coating make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(C) pilots should avoid using it because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(D) they should not be used by pilots because of the coating on these glasses making it almost impossible reading the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(E) they should not be used by pilots because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft

Why isn't A the right answer.


A is incorrect because of the usage of "these".
B is incorrect because of the reference issue of "it". Also "their coating make it" should be "their coating makes ....."
C is incorrect because of "it".
ABC are incorrect for one more issue.
The sentence starts with an introduction of a contast. A construction such as "while A happens, B ...." but in ABC its avoided.
D is incorrect because of its awkward question.
+1 E.
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IMO E

cannot start with Pilot -- remove A and C.
B- second "their" is ambiguous.
D- Impossible reading -- awkward.
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A is incorrect because of the word "these", "them" is the correct word to be used here.
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One more reason why A is incorrect is that, the pronoun 'their' may refer either to the pilots or to the sunglasses.
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Re: While polarized sunglasses are extremely popular for their anti-glare [#permalink]
Agree A is wrong, but out of curiosity why is 'these' incorrect to reference sunglasses? Is there a different in the required referent for "these" and "them"? Thanks!

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FuzzyLogic wrote:
While polarized sunglasses are extremely popular for their anti-glare feature, pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft.

(A) pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(B) their use should be avoided by pilots because their coating make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(C) pilots should avoid using it because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(D) they should not be used by pilots because of the coating on these glasses making it almost impossible reading the digital instruments inside the aircraft
(E) they should not be used by pilots because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft

Why isn't A the right answer.


A is incorrect because of the usage of "these".
B is incorrect because of the reference issue of "it". Also "their coating make it" should be "their coating makes ....."
C is incorrect because of "it".
ABC are incorrect for one more issue.
The sentence starts with an introduction of a contast. A construction such as "while A happens, B ...." but in ABC its avoided.
D is incorrect because of its awkward question.
+1 E.
Hope that helps.
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FuzzyLogic wrote:
While polarized sunglasses are extremely popular for their anti-glare feature, pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft.


(A) pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft

(B) their use should be avoided by pilots because their coating make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft

(C) pilots should avoid using it because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft

(D) they should not be used by pilots because of the coating on these glasses making it almost impossible reading the digital instruments inside the aircraft

(E) they should not be used by pilots because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft


Why isn't A the right answer.


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Answer – E

(A) Since the subject of the clause before the comma is polarised sunglasses, these should, to maintain parallelism, ideally be the subject of the clause after the comma as well. You cannot use these on its own; it needs to be followed by glasses. The use of their is ambiguous.

(B) The use of too many their’s is ambiguous and awkward. Also, the singular coating does not agree with the plural make.

(C) The singular pronoun it cannot refer to the plural sunglasses.

(D) The phrase because of the coating on these glasses is awkward and wordy. Also, the infinitive to read is preferred to the gerund reading.

(E) The correct answer.
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Re: While polarized sunglasses are extremely popular for their anti-glare [#permalink]
While polarized sunglasses are extremely popular for their anti-glare feature, pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft.


(A) pilots should avoid using these because their coating will make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft - Wrong Singular coating need makes not "make"

(B) their use should be avoided by pilots because their coating make it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft - Wrong same as A

(C) pilots should avoid using it because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft - Wrong "It"

(D) they should not be used by pilots because of the coating on these glasses making it almost impossible reading the digital instruments inside the aircraft Wrong need makes not making

(E) they should not be used by pilots because the coating on these glasses makes it almost impossible to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft - Correct
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