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Plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; it was already made by Rudolf Diesel in 1912.
(A) do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; it
(B) are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; the same one
(C) represent not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels, but one that
(D) are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels, but one that
(E) are not new as an attempt to replace fossil fuels; it
(A) do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; it
(B) are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; the same one
(C) represent not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels, but one that
(D) are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels, but one that
(E) are not new as an attempt to replace fossil fuels; it
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Experts' Global Official Explanation:
Meaning + Pronouns + Redundancy/Awkwardness
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; rather, they represent one that was already made by Rudolf Diesel in 1912.
A. Trap. This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as “it” has no clear referent.
B. Trap. This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels”; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that “plant oils” are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; the intended meaning is that plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels. Further, Option B uses the needlessly wordy phrase “the same one”, leading to awkwardness.
C. Correct. This answer choice uses the phrase “represent not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels”, conveying the intended meaning of the sentence- that plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; rather, they represent one that was already made by Rudolf Diesel in 1912. Further, Option C correctly refers to the noun “attempt” with the pronoun “one”.
D. Trap. This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels”; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that “plant oils” are not a new attempt to replace fossil fuels; the intended meaning is that plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels.
E. This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as “it” has no clear referent. Further, Option E alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “are not new as an attempt to replace fossil fuels”; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that “plant oils” are not new in their role as an attempt to replace fossil fuels; the intended meaning is that plant oils do not represent a new attempt to replace fossil fuels.
C is the best answer choice.
