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Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.
A. Same
The point of comparison is 'rate' and thus the United States must be turned to possessive.
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States's, their
Logically, 'their' must refer to people in France but grammatically it has two possible antecedents - fatty foods and people in France. Thus, the pronoun is ambiguous.
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
In this option, 'the rate of' refers to the price of the fatty foods and that is out of context.
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
'the rate of people' appears to be troublesome to me. Moreover, since we the sentence is trying to establish a contrast on a comparison, I believe a better structure would be - ...fatty foods is about the same in France as in the US
Left with B.
A. Same
The point of comparison is 'rate' and thus the United States must be turned to possessive.
B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the
C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States's, their
Logically, 'their' must refer to people in France but grammatically it has two possible antecedents - fatty foods and people in France. Thus, the pronoun is ambiguous.
D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the
In this option, 'the rate of' refers to the price of the fatty foods and that is out of context.
E. the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the
'the rate of people' appears to be troublesome to me. Moreover, since we the sentence is trying to establish a contrast on a comparison, I believe a better structure would be - ...fatty foods is about the same in France as in the US
Left with B.
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A) incorrect comparison ( comparing rate to united states)
B) correct answer
C) possessive united states incorrect
D)rate of what is same of who (illogical meaning)
E)rate of something is just not correct here
