Despite the sequel's poor critical reception, most people

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Despite the sequel's poor critical reception,  most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original. 

A. most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original
 
B. most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original's
 
C. most people who see the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those in the original
 
D. most people who see it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than those in the original
 
E. most people seeing the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those of the original's

ps_dahiya · Answer

C for ||ism

Only good choices are C and E because of "as good as...."
E is comparing apples to oranges.

ak_idc · Answer

in A, B, and D "it" has no clear reference.

in E "those of the original's" is double posessive

Left with C

GMATT73 · Answer

Yes, the answer is (C) here. "it" is too ambiguous in A, B and E. 

people...who.. is the correct pronoun construction.

gmat_stuff · Answer

Good one. 

C it is.


Saying "those of the original's" is redundant, but "those of the original" is correct, or may be just the original's to avoid redundancy.

Despite the sequel's poor critical reception, most people

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