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Manufacturers of a new exercise machine claim that it is much more comfortable to use than older machines and hence will encourage people to exercise for longer durations; however, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different from the older ones.


(A) longer durations; however, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different from

(B) longer durations; however, its users state that they do not find the new machine any different from

(C) longer durations; however, the users of this new machine state that they do not find the new machine any different than

(D) longer durations; nevertheless, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different from

(E) longer durations, however, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different than




So basically we have a 2-3 split between different than & different from. The split leads us to eliminate C & E. Now we are left be a,b & d. D uses nevertheless which is not required in the context of the sentence. A & B has their vs its, we need a singular pronoun bcz of the new machine so, we go with B!
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Manufacturers of a new exercise machine claim that it is much more comfortable to use than older machines and hence will encourage people to exercise for longer durations; however, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different from the older ones.


(A) longer durations; however, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different from

(B) longer durations; however, its users state that they do not find the new machine any different from

(C) longer durations; however, the users of this new machine state that they do not find the new machine any different than

(D) longer durations; nevertheless, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different from

(E) longer durations, however, their users state that they do not find the new machine any different than





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Answer: B

(A) Since the subject is the singular machine, their users needs to be its users.

(B) The correct answer. Its refers to machine and the correct idiom is different from.

(C) This is a trap answer. It looks better than B because it does away with the pronoun its. However, notice that this option gets the idiom incorrect—different than.

(D) Since the subject is the singular machine, their users needs to be its users.

(E) However needs to be preceded by a semicolon and not by a comma. The correct idiom is different from.
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