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Please help me understand why option C I wrong. Thanks in advance
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The John Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research revealed that half of all American men keep a gun in the house, and that on any given day, one out of every fifty adults carry a handgun away from home.

a) Same as above (carry should be carries)
b) every one out of fifty adults carry (same as a)
c) out of every fifty adults, one carries(meaning ambiguity, out of every 50 adults is a bit wordy)
d) each adult among fifty carries(each adult among 50 is wordy)
e) one adult in fifty carries(correct)
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I think option E changes the meaning of the sentence. It says one adult in fifty carries. It would also mean that one adult who is 50 years of age carries a gun.....

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can someone please explain why A is incorrect?
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can someone please explain why A is incorrect?

"One" out of every fifty adults "carry". "one" is singular and hence should be followed by "Carries". It is that one adult in every 50, that is carries the gun. Hope this helps!
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