manhasnoname
Here is my POE
The Johns 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) one out of every fifty adults carry NOTHING WRONG -> KEEP IT
b) every one out of fifty adults carry EVERY usage is incorrect in this context
c) out of every fifty adults, one carries Plugging this back into original sentence makes "out of every fifty adults" non-essential modifier and when it is removed the remaining sentence doesn't make sense
d) each adult among fifty carries EACH usage is incorrect in this context.
e) one adult in fifty carries Slightly varies the meaning. "fifty" could include adults, childrens and what not.
Based on the above reasons. I think A is the correct answer. Challenge me!!
Hi mate, I will try to challenge you
you forgot about the pronoun that makes the subject SINGULAR.
one OF XXX carries! A is right away eliminated!
b - it implies that everyone of the 50 adults (out of what??) carries a gun...changes meaning
c - looks good. you mention that it is a non-essential modifier - you are not correct. You cannot just ignore what is written in the modifier, as it has an impact on the meaning and tone of the sentence overall.
d - same error as in b
e - it is slightly shorter than c, but it is not idiomatic. I picked C and don't think E is a better option.
Since it is a non-official, non-known source question, I don't think it deserves that much of attention.