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By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fact a kind of collectivist welfare state for Whites only, Sowell argues that American conservatives have no valid ideological grounds to be in sympathy with the Pretoria regime.
(A) to be in sympathy with
(B) to sympathize with
(C) for sympathizing with
(D) that they should sympathize with
(E) that they should have sympathy for
Concepts tested here: Idioms + Awkwardness/RedundancyA:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + to"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.
2/ Option A uses the needlessly wordy phrase "be in sympathy with", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
B:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + to"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.
C: Correct.1/ This answer choice correctly uses the idiomatic construction "grounds + for".
2/ Option C is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
D:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + that"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.
E:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "grounds + that"; remember, “grounds + for” is the correct, idiomatic usage.
2/ Option E uses the needlessly wordy phrase "have sympathy for", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
Hence, C is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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