Although they have more fat than other snacks, most of the fat in nuts

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Although they have more fat than other snacks,  most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated,  the type that likely lowers cholesterol levels.

A. most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated,

B. most of the monounsaturated fat in nuts is

C. nuts have mostly monounsaturated fat,

D. nuts have the most monounsaturated fat,

E. they have mostly monounsaturated fat,

livfcind · Answer

Although they have more fat than other snacks, most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated, the type that likely lowers cholesterol levels.

A. most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated,

B. most of the monounsaturated fat in nuts is

C. nuts have mostly monounsaturated fat,

D. nuts have the most monounsaturated fat,

E. they have mostly monounsaturated fat,

Explanation: 
Here main subject 'they' vs snack comparison is being done.Hence we need an entity immediately after preceding clause which is logically comparable to Snacks.

A-Incorrect.illogical comparison between fat & snack.Also parallalism error between clauses.

B-Same as A

C-Correct choice. Logical comparison between nuts & snacks,correct usage of mostly as an adverb.Monosaturated fat is correctly modifying the last appositive phrase.

D-Although logical comparison between nuts & snacks, but the usage of "the most" is awkward as superlative form is not required here.Option C obviously looks better construction.

E- Pronoun antecedent error for they in current option,whether they is referring to snacks or the subject

Hence C is the correct answer.

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monikakumar · Answer

IMO C

A. "they" dont have any noun to refer
B. same as A
C. "they" refers to nuts.best based on POE
D. "the most" is not wrong. (highest fat content than anything, no comparison here)
E. no noun for "they" to refer

800GMAT2019 · Answer

Although they have more fat than other snacks , most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated, the type that likely lowers cholesterol levels.

The subjects of the sentence based on the bolded is NUTS, so we can eliminate A, C and E
D has a bad meaning. "nuts have the most monounsaturated fat"...compared to what? "Nuts have the most manounsaturated fats compared to all other snack foods"? Unclear what they are comparing.

C. nuts have mostly monounsaturated fat,

D. nuts have the most monounsaturated fat,

Paradiddle · Answer

Although they have more fat than other snacks,  most of the fat in nuts is monounsaturated,  the type that likely lowers cholesterol levels.

A.  most of the fat  in nuts is monounsaturated,

B.  most of the monounsaturated fat  in nuts is

C. nuts have mostly monounsaturated fat,  CORRECT

D. nuts have the most monounsaturated fat,  Wrong Meaning

E.  they  have mostly monounsaturated fat,

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