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In contrast to classical guitars, whose owners prefer the dulcet, rounded tones produced by nylon strings, folk guitar owners prefer the bright and brassy sound that only bronze or steel can create.


(A) folk guitar owners prefer the bright and brassy sound

(B) folk guitar owners prefer to get a sound that is bright and brassy

(C) with a folk guitar, the owner gets the preferably bright and brassy sound

(D) folk guitars produce a bright and brassy sound, which their owners prefer,

(E) folk guitars produce a preferred bright and brassy sound for their owners



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Choices A, B, and C include a parallel comparison error; A and B compare classical guitars and folk guitar owners, while C compares a plural (classical guitars) and a singular (a folk guitar) noun. Choice E incorrectly suggests that the bright and brassy sound is universally preferred rather than preferred specifically by folk guitar owners. Furthermore, the placement of for their owners is unnecessarily confusing, as it separates two elements of the sentence that should be closely connected (bright and brassy sound … that only bronze and steel can create). Choice D corrects this error by setting the interceding phrase off with commas. The best answer is D.
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