The higher productivity rate of some Japanese companies relative to comparable US companies is due not to their faster production lines, which are in fact slower in the Japanese companies, but to a greater amount of engineers and equipment per production worker. (A) their faster production lines, which are in fact slower in the Japanese companies, but to a greater amount of engineers and (B) their faster production lines, since they are in fact slower in the Japanese companies, but to a greater amount of engineers and (C) faster production lines, which are in fact slower in the Japanese companies, but to a greater amount of engineers and more (D) the greater speed of their production lines, since they are in fact slower in the Japanese companies, but to a greater amount of engineers and (E) ) the greater speed of their production lines, since production lines are in fact slower in the Japanese companies, but to a greater amount of engineers and more What's wrong with c? 1. are " faster production lines" and " the greater speed of their productin lines" different in terms of meaning? 2. I think that "since production lines~"in e makes more sense than "which are in fact~" in c, but I am not sure about "their" in e. In fact, this is the reason that I ruled out e. Isn't it possible that "their" refers to either Japanese companies or American companies? Am I thinking too much??

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Hi, Could you please help me understand the difference between Option C and Option E ? I suppose the usage of 'which' is correct in Option C, as it appears to modify 'Faster production lines'. If you could perhaps explain the difference and the usage of 'which' in similar sentences, it would clear most of my doubts. Thank you.

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We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can resolve your doubt.

The error in Option C is a distortion of meaning caused by the use of the "comma + which" phrase "which are in fact slower in the Japanese companies". Remember, a "comma + which" phrase always refers to the noun preceding the comma, so Option C awkwardly conveys that "faster production lines" are slower in Japanese companies - in other words, that specifically, those production lines that are faster are slower when they are a part of Japanese companies. Option E avoids this issue through the use of the subordinate clause "since production lines are in fact slower in the Japanese companies", which conveys the intended meaning - that production lines, in general, are slower in Japanese companies.

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