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In the past, companies claimed that low-fat milk was healthier than regular milk although this usually contains unhealthy chemicals.
A. was healthier than regular milk although this usually contains unhealthy chemicals
B. was healthier than regular milk although it usually contains unhealthy chemicals
C. is healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains unhealthy chemicals
D. was healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains chemicals that are unhealthy
E. was healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains unhealthy chemicals
A. was healthier than regular milk although this usually contains unhealthy chemicals
B. was healthier than regular milk although it usually contains unhealthy chemicals
C. is healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains unhealthy chemicals
D. was healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains chemicals that are unhealthy
E. was healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains unhealthy chemicals
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In the past, companies claimed that low-fat milk was healthier than regular milk although this usually contains unhealthy chemicals.
A. was healthier than regular milk although this usually contains unhealthy chemicals
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. The pronoun this is ambiguous because it agrees with more than one noun that appeared before it, and it is unclear whether it refers to the low-fat milk or the regular milk.
What helps us identify this question as a Pronoun question as well as identify the Ambiguity mistake is the following Stop Sign: Every pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
B. was healthier than regular milk although it usually contains unhealthy chemicals
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. The pronoun it is ambiguous because it agrees with more than one noun that appeared before it, and it is unclear whether it refers to the low-fat milk or the regular milk.
What helps us identify this question as a Pronoun question as well as identify the Ambiguity mistake is the following Stop Sign: Every pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
C. is healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains unhealthy chemicals
Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun Ambiguity error by replacing the ambiguous Pronoun this with the more specific low-fat milk, it is grammatically incorrect. In Reported Speech, when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (claimed), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past. However, is is in the Present tense.
What helps us identify this question as a Reported Speech question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: Reported Speech with a reporting verb in Past tense
D. was healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains chemicals that are unhealthy
Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun Ambiguity error by replacing the ambiguous Pronoun this with the more specific low-fat milk, it is stylistically flawed. The phrase chemicals that are unhealthy should be replaced by the more concise unhealthy chemicals.
E. was healthier than regular milk although low-fat milk usually contains unhealthy chemicals
This answer choice corrects the Ambiguity created by the pronoun this in the original sentence. It also follows the correct Reported Speech rule: when the reporting verb is in the Past tense (claimed), the following conjugated verbs should also be in the Past (was).
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