Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of

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Here is a detailed explanation to this question-

Concepts tested here: Tenses + Pronouns + Parallelism

• Habitual actions are best conveyed through the simple present tense.
• The present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to indicate actions whose exact time is not known.

A: This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as the pronouns “they” and “their” lack a clear and logical referent.

B: This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as the pronoun “their” lacks a clear and logical referent. Further, Option B incorrectly uses the present perfect tense verb “have consumed” to refer to a habitual action; please remember, habitual actions are best conveyed through the simple present tense, and the present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is also used to indicate actions whose exact time is not known.

C: Correct. This answer choice avoids the pronoun errors seen in Options A, B, and E, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option C correctly uses the present perfect tense verb “have…shown” to refer to an action whose exact time is not known. Additionally, Option C correctly uses the simple present tense verb “is consumed” to refer to habitual action.

D: This answer choice incorrectly uses the present participle (“verb+ing” – “showing” in this sentence) to refer to an action whose exact time is not known; remember, the present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to indicate actions whose exact time is not known.

E: This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as the pronouns “they” and “their” lack a clear and logical referent. Further, Option E incorrectly uses the present participle (“verb+ing” – “showing” in this sentence) to refer to an action whose exact time is not known; remember, the present perfect tense (marked by the use of the helping verb “has/have”) is used to indicate actions whose exact time is not known.

Hence, C is the best answer choice.

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I will go with C!
The sentence is passive. So, C fits nicely. "shown" is parallel to "linked"

Definitely C.

"They showed" is not parallel to have linked. So D and E are wrong. In A and B, the their suggests that the societies have high blood pressure.

Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of hypertension and shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.

C.

Can't be D or E simply b/c who's "they?" There is no referent using those choices.

Also, it would be helpful to check if the question is properly underlined before hitting submit.

Would request you to please underline the sentence properly.

Can somebody help me out..... Is the use of "where" correct in the OA?
I thought, "where" has to talk about an location or event. Is "societies" something that can utilize "where"?

How is it different from: "I want to live in an era where....."... <--- Which is incorrect

am I wrong mikemcgarry ??
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-sente ... use-where/

My views--

You are right about the word "where" which modifies places but here societies is used as a place.So its correct.

"I want to live in an era where--in this "In which" should be more appropriate (In Which modifies places/situations/time period/phenomenon)

(A) shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their - wordy
(B) shown that in societies that have consumed little salt, their - societies which consumed
(C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed, - best
(D) they showed that in societies where little salt is consumed, - independent sentence , required
(E) they showed that in societies where they consume little salt, their -- independent sentence , required

Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of hypertension and shown that in societies where little salt is consumed, blood pressure typically does not rise with age.

Eroors in the incorrect options highlighted in RED , due to incorrect use of Pronouns They/Their...

Correct answer must hence be (C)

Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of hypertension and shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.

(A) shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their - their can refer to societies -- illogical - it is people in the societies and not the soiciety itself that can have blood pressure.

(B) shown that in societies that have consumed little salt, their - same as A

(C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed, - Correct

(D) they showed that in societies where little salt is consumed, - usage of where is incorrect here ;"they" unambiguously refers to "many population studies", so it's fine (although it constitutes unnecessary repetition - this is already the subject of the sentence, so it needn't be repeated; see (c))
the principal problem with (d) is the lack of tense parallelism. since "have linked" is in the present perfect, the present perfect is also compulsory for the other verb (i.e., it should be "shown", not "showed").

(E) they showed that in societies where they consume little salt, their - their usage is incorrect as in A , usage of where is incorrect here

Answer C

Hi Dear Experts,

OA is (C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed.
My question is: where is never used for meta places. I consider society meta place. Otherwise can community, group of people, and firm take where as well?

Thanks

is "societies" supposed to be it?

(A) shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their - wordy
(B) shown that in societies that have consumed little salt, their - societies which consumed
(C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed, - best
(D) they showed that in societies where little salt is consumed, - independent sentence , required
(E) they showed that in societies where they consume little salt, their -- independent sentence , required

The pronoun when can be used to modify a noun event or time, such as period, age, 1987\ or decade. In
these circumstances, you can also use in which instead of when.
But I can't find explanation for the usage of WHERE with the word society

Could someone explain it?

Can we use 'where' for non locations? I saw in some video that we can use where only for location

Thanks for your question, sashankvarma!

No, you cannot use "where" for non-locations on the GMAT. It sometimes happens in informal speech/writing, but for the GMAT, it's a no-no.

I hope that helps!