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In contrast to the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently than many people expect.
A. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
B. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates
C. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
D. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
E. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
A. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
B. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates
C. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
D. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
E. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
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Official Solution:
In contrast to the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently than many people expect.
A. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
B. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates
C. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
D. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
E. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
(A) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequentl
The comparison is pretty off here: “In contrast to the injury rates of (dangerous activities)… in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur…” Somewhere, we need something that’s logically comparable to injury rates, and we just don’t have that here. (A) is out
(B) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rate
This almost sounds better, but the comparison still doesn’t quite work. “Those” is a demonstrative pronoun here – basically, the plural version of “that”, as discussed in our long-winded guide to the word “that.” The best thing to do here is to identify the antecedent of “those”, and then reread the sentence, replacing “those” with its referent.
So we have: “In contrast to the injury rates of (dangerous activities)… the injury rates of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates…” Wait, that sounds good at first, but then it stops making sense: “the injury rates of… soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates…”?? Nope, (B) is gone.
(C) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injur
I’m OK with this. Now, the comparison is between “supposedly dangerous activities” and “’safe’ sports such as soccer and basketball. The “which” is fine – and it’s in all five answer choices, anyway. I don’t see any problems here. Keep (C)
(D) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injur
Another illogical comparison: “the injury rates” are compared to “’safe’ sports such as soccer and basketball.” (D) is gone
(E) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequentl
This looks a little bit like (A): “supposedly dangerous activities” is being compared to “in such safe sports as soccer and basketball”, and that doesn’t work. (E) is gone, and (C) is our winner
Answer: C
In contrast to the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently than many people expect.
A. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
B. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates
C. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
D. the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injury
E. supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequently
(A) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequentl
The comparison is pretty off here: “In contrast to the injury rates of (dangerous activities)… in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur…” Somewhere, we need something that’s logically comparable to injury rates, and we just don’t have that here. (A) is out
(B) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, those of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rate
This almost sounds better, but the comparison still doesn’t quite work. “Those” is a demonstrative pronoun here – basically, the plural version of “that”, as discussed in our long-winded guide to the word “that.” The best thing to do here is to identify the antecedent of “those”, and then reread the sentence, replacing “those” with its referent.
So we have: “In contrast to the injury rates of (dangerous activities)… the injury rates of “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates…” Wait, that sounds good at first, but then it stops making sense: “the injury rates of… soccer and basketball have far higher injury rates…”?? Nope, (B) is gone.
(C) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injur
I’m OK with this. Now, the comparison is between “supposedly dangerous activities” and “’safe’ sports such as soccer and basketball. The “which” is fine – and it’s in all five answer choices, anyway. I don’t see any problems here. Keep (C)
(D) the injury rates of supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, “safe” sports such as soccer and basketball have far higher rates of injur
Another illogical comparison: “the injury rates” are compared to “’safe’ sports such as soccer and basketball.” (D) is gone
(E) supposedly dangerous activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping, which rarely result in serious harm, in such “safe” sports as soccer and basketball, injuries occur far more frequentl
This looks a little bit like (A): “supposedly dangerous activities” is being compared to “in such safe sports as soccer and basketball”, and that doesn’t work. (E) is gone, and (C) is our winner
Answer: C
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