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egmat AndrewN MartyTargetTestPrep for the option e) Can you check if my reasoning is correct or not?
They cant refer to antioxidants because antioxidants are the object, so a possible referent of they is health benefits. If they is referring to health benefits then it conveys an illogical meaning that health benefits inhibit something
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What you said is incorrect.

A pronoun can refer to a noun that serves any purpose in a sentence, including direct object. So, while it's true that the clause beginning with "they" is poorly connected to the part of the sentence that mentions antioxidants, it's not strictly correct to say that they can't refer to "antioxidants."

So, your reasoning for eliminating (E) is not valid.
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What you said is incorrect.

A pronoun can refer to a noun that serves any purpose in a sentence, including direct object. So, while it's true that the clause beginning with "they" is poorly connected to the part of the sentence that mentions antioxidants, it's not strictly correct to say that they can't refer to "antioxidants."

So, your reasoning for eliminating (E) is not valid.
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MartyTargetTestPrep Can you explain why option e) is incorrect?
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Most of the purported health benefits of tea comes from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that inhibit the formation of plaque along the body’s blood vessels.


(A) comes from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that

(B) comes from antioxidants—compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they

(C) come from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and

(D) come from antioxidants—compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C and that

(E) come from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they


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Hello KarishmaB,

Here , I could not understand what the Subject is ?

We know that the subject cannot lie in the prepositional phrases . So ,

Most of the purported health benefits of tea
Is the subject Most ? and is most singular or plural ?

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Most of the purported health benefits of tea comes from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that inhibit the formation of plaque along the body’s blood vessels.


(A) comes from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C that

(B) comes from antioxidants—compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they

(C) come from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and

(D) come from antioxidants—compounds that are also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C and that

(E) come from antioxidants—compounds also found in beta carotene, vitamin E, and vitamin C, and they


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Hello KarishmaB,

Here , I could not understand what the Subject is ?

We know that the subject cannot lie in the prepositional phrases . So ,

Most of the purported health benefits of tea
Is the subject Most ? and is most singular or plural ?

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Whenever facing a confusion in some basic grammar structure, try out some simple sentences.

Most of my friends like apples.
Most of the cake is gone.

Some, All, Any, Much/Most are singular if used with a singular prepositional object and plural if used with a plural prepositional object.

Most of the health benefits... (plural)
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Hi, just to be clear the subject is noun phrase most of the health benefits and not just benefits right because benefits is part of the prepositional phrase, therefore it can't be subject...
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Hi, just to be clear the subject is noun phrase most of the health benefits and not just benefits right because benefits is part of the prepositional phrase, therefore it can't be subject...
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kpop1234567890 yes, that is correct.

In this case, the plural word "benefits" is important, for the reason that KarishmaB explained well above:

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Whenever facing a confusion in some basic grammar structure, try out some simple sentences.

Most of my friends like apples.
Most of the cake is gone.

Some, All, Any, Much/Most are singular if used with a singular prepositional object and plural if used with a plural prepositional object.

Most of the health benefits... (plural)
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