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Hi ,

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This April, three out of seven people will file tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts.

A. tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
B. a tax return with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
C. tax returns with disks found in a software store and an accounting text
D. tax returns with a disk found in a software store and an accounting text
E. a tax return with a disk found in a software sotre and an accounting text

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Please help in answering this question.

This April, three out of seven people will file tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts.

A. tax returns with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
B. a tax return with a disk found in software stores and accounting texts
C. tax returns with disks found in a software store and an accounting text
D. tax returns with a disk found in a software store and an accounting text
E. a tax return with a disk found in a software sotre and an accounting text

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IMO A. Correctly addresses parallelism issues.
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I think it is D....but confused between A and D
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Hi ,

in A , it appears that the Disk is found in Software stores and accounting texts.

Is the Disk found in Accounting Texts also?


I am not sure if my reasoning is right.

I will go between C and D.
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Hi ,

in A , it appears that the Disk is found in Software stores and accounting texts.

Is the Disk found in Accounting Texts also?


I am not sure if my reasoning is right.

I will go between C and D.
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the deal here is, D makes the situation too specific in my opinion.
'a disk,a store,an accounting text'.
We are looking at a number of disks which are available in a software store through which taxes can be paid. Also,the other way of filing taxes is through an accounting text.

This explanation is entirely an opinion i hold.
Feel free to discuss.
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Choice A maintains parallelism and addresses the plural subject correctly ( 3 out of 7 people )
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Ans- IMO C.

"an" is required before Accounting Text.Hence option A,B are out.
"disks found in stores and an accounting book" seems correct.

But could someone confirm as well??
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I think it is D....but confused between A and D
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Sorry the answer should be B, because a person can file only 1 tax return and in the questions he mentioned plural i.e stores and texts so we should not change that

So i would go with B



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