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Unlike the automobile company, whose research was based on crashes involving sport utility vehicles, the research conducted by the insurance company took into account such factors as a driver's age, sex, and previous driving record.
(A) company, whose research was based on
(B) company, which researched
(C) company, in its research of
(D) company's research, having been based on
(E) company's research on
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of the sentence is that the automobile company's research on crashes involving sport utility vehicles is unlike the research on crashes involving sport utility conducted by the insurance company in that the insurance company's research took into account such factors as a driver's age, sex, and previous driving record.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Comparisons• Comparisons must always be made between similar things.
A: This answer choice incorrectly compares "the automobile company" to "the research conducted by the insurance company"; remember, comparisons must always be made between similar things.
B: This answer choice incorrectly compares "the automobile company" to "the research conducted by the insurance company"; remember, comparisons must always be made between similar things.
C: This answer choice incorrectly compares "the automobile company" to "the research conducted by the insurance company"; remember, comparisons must always be made between similar things.
D: The sentence formed by this answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "having been based on crashes involving sport utility vehicles"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that the automobile company's research
on an unspecified topic is unlike the research conducted by the insurance company in that the insurance company's research took into account such factors as a driver's age, sex, and previous driving record
because it was based on crashes involving sport utility; the intended meaning is that the automobile company's research
on crashes involving sport utility vehicles is unlike the research on crashes involving sport utility conducted by the insurance company in that the insurance company's research took into account such factors as a driver's age, sex, and previous driving record.
E: Correct. The sentence formed by this answer choice uses the phrase "research on crashes involving sport utility vehicles", conveying the intended meaning - that the automobile company's research
on crashes involving sport utility vehicles is unlike the research on crashes involving sport utility conducted by the insurance company in that the insurance company's research took into account such factors as a driver's age, sex, and previous driving record. Further, Option E correctly compares "the automobile company's research" with "the research conducted by the insurance company".
Hence, E is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team