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C

A and B do not have any pronoun to refer,
D and E are unidiomatic.
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stolyar ,dont we need a subject in the dependent clause?
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if it is a clause, it should have a subject and a verb. Otherwise, it is an absolute construction.
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C

A and B do not have any pronoun to refer,
D and E are unidiomatic.
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If it is C, then a comma is wrong. A dependent clause at the end of a sentence does not take a comma.
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if it is a clause, it should have a subject and a verb. Otherwise, it is an absolute construction.
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Does the clause starting with even if ...suggest clearly that its talking

about consumers.

i dont think so.
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if it is a clause, it should have a subject and a verb. Otherwise, it is an absolute construction.

Does the clause starting with even if ...suggest clearly that its talking

about consumers.

i dont think so.
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even if they... correctly modifies 'consumers'
should be C
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A and B do not have any pronoun to refer,
D and E are unidiomatic.

If it is C, then a comma is wrong. A dependent clause at the end of a sentence does not take a comma.
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No. In a long sentence, it is perfectly fine to put a comma there in the interests of clarity.
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see the rule here here:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/ ... sentp.html

pattern six
any comments?

many test prep materials pay no attention to punctuation; however, ETS does pay, so commas can be used as good indicators. If you take a look at PP, you will see how it treats punctuation.
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C? can you please explain in details?? why not B?
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C? can you please explain in details?? why not B?
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Even I had two minds between B and C, but when you look carefull, in B, 'Despite being' doesn't mention clearly what it is referring to. It could be Auto Insurance, Prices of auto insurance or People.

And because 'being' is always one of the prime suspects of making a GMAT sentence wrong, the above problem just works as 'Nail in the Coffin of B'
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Got stuck between B & C- but C seems better!
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C..
But still not sure about the logic behind they referring to consumers when it says.. "even if they are free of claims and moving violations"... Consumers cannot be free of claims.. it is the automobile they use and that is free of claims.. ???!!



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