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Quote:
A) Contrary to the popular sentiments of his colleagues, Winston Churchill was, on the whole, more critical

Sentiment || Winston Churchill= wrong comparision

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B) In contrast to his colleagues, Winston Churchill’s sentiments were, on the whole, more critical

Colleagues || Winston's sentiments= wrong comparision

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C) Winston Churchill was contrary to the popular sentiments of his colleagues on the whole and more critical

Winston was contrary to sentiments= wrong comparision

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D) In contrast to the popular sentiments of his colleagues, Winston Churchill was more critical, on the whole,

Again sentiments || Winston = wrong comparision

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E) Contrary to those of his colleagues, Winston Churchill’s sentiments were more critical, on the whole,

sentiments of colleagues || Winston's sentiments = correct comparision.

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Contrary to the popular sentiments of his colleagues, Winston Churchill was, on the whole, more critical of Chamberlain’s appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany.

A) Contrary to the popular sentiments of his colleagues, Winston Churchill was, on the whole, more critical
B) In contrast to his colleagues, Winston Churchill’s sentiments were, on the whole, more critical
C) Winston Churchill was contrary to the popular sentiments of his colleagues on the whole and more critical
D) In contrast to the popular sentiments of his colleagues, Winston Churchill was more critical, on the whole,
E) Contrary to those of his colleagues, Winston Churchill’s sentiments were more critical, on the whole,

Sourced from RSSing.com - neither OA nor OE is available. - open to a wide discussion and consensus. The deferred OA is not the official one

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Can you clarify positioning of 'on the whole' in choice E and its value in sentence meaning clarity?

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