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Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, there is a difficulty on the part of many people to adapt to other modern technologies.
A. Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, there is a difficulty on the part of many people to adapt to other modern technologies.
B. Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, which many people are comfortable using, they have difficulty adapting to other modern technologies.
C. Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, other modern technologies bring out a difficulty for many people to adapt to them.
D. Many people, though comfortable using cellular phones and personal computers, have difficulty adapting to other modern technologies.
E. Many people have a difficulty in adapting to other modern technologies, while they are comfortable using cellular phones and personal computers.
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Meaning of the sentence- Many people easily adapt to phones and personal computers, but these people find difficulty adapting to other modern technologies.
A. Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, there is a difficulty on the part of many people to adapt to other modern technologies. 'Phones and computers' are compared with 'difficulty'
B. Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, which many people are comfortable using, they have difficulty adapting to other modern technologies. 'Phones and computers' are compared with 'they (people)'
C. Unlike cellular phones and personal computers, other modern technologies bring out a difficulty for many people to adapt to them. The meaning of this sentence implies that 'modern technologies intentionally bring out difficulties for people, and its not the human being who finds the technology to be difficult'. This is not the intended meaning.
D. Many people, though comfortable using cellular phones and personal computers, have difficulty adapting to other modern technologies. The sentence is right for below reasons:-
1) 'though comfortable using cellular phones and personal computers' correctly modifies 'many people'
2) Many people
, though comfortable using cellular phones and personal computers, have difficulty adapting to other modern technologies. After knocking off the modifier, the sentence makes complete sense.
3) Intended contrast that many people find modern technologies to be difficult while there people are comfortable with phones and computers
E. Many people have a difficulty in adapting to other modern technologies, while they are comfortable using cellular phones and personal computers. 'find it difficult to adapt' is preferred over 'difficulty in adapting'
Hi!
chetan2u, do you think 'they' doesn't have clear reference? It could refer to 'people' or 'many people'.
If it refers to people, then it might be referring to all the people, and it is not the intended meaning
If it refers to 'many people', then the sentence is giving the intended meaning .
Or I am thinking too much??!!!
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