Recent studies have shown that the antioxidants found in the acai berr

OE:

(1) Take a First Glance (5 seconds)

The underline is fairly long, so expect some answers to change up the Sentence Structure. Recent studies and Because the acai berry are both are valid ways to begin a sentence; because indicates a causal relationship, so Meaning may come into play

(2) Read for Meaning

The sentence is trying to make a comparison: the antioxidants in the acai berry boost immune cell function more than the antioxidants in any other fruit boost immune cell function. In fact, though, the sentence says that the acai berry’s antioxidants boost immune cell function more than any other fruit. Antioxidants should be compared to other antioxidants rather than to fruit.

(3) Find a Starting Point

Start with any difference that seems easiest to you, then move to the next easiest issue, and so on. Stop when you have one answer or you aren’t sure how to address the remaining differences. All errors for each choice are detailed in the next section.

(4) Eliminate (and Repeat)

(A) This answer compares antioxidants to fruit; the correct comparison is antioxidants to other antioxidants.

(B) This answer compares antioxidants to fruit; the correct comparison is antioxidants to other anti-oxidants. Further, the plural pronoun them incorrectly refers back to the singular noun the acai berry.

(C) This answer correctly compares antioxidants to antioxidants (the pronoun those stands in for antioxidants, here), but it introduces an incorrect modifier. Comma-which is a noun modifier, and it must modify the preceding main noun. In this answer, the which modifier would have to refer to other fruit or those (the antioxidants in the other fruit), neither of which is the reason that the acai berry is one of the healthiest fruits.

(D) CORRECT. This answer correctly compares antioxidants to antioxidants (the pronoun those stands in for antioxidants, here), and it properly uses the singular pronoun it to refer to the singular noun the acai berry. While one of the healthiest fruits that is widely available is less concise than one of the healthiest widely available fruits, either construction is acceptable (avoid eliminating answers based on concision).

(E) This answer correctly compares antioxidants to antioxidants, but it incorrectly uses the plural pronoun they to refer to the singular noun the acai berry.