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I have read some where that which refers to the noun that it immediataely follows.

So technically it should refer town rite ?? Am not sure at all. PLease clarify
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I have read some where that which refers to the noun that it immediataely follows.

So technically it should refer town rite ?? Am not sure at all. PLease clarify

You have read correct that "which" refers to the noun that it immediataely follows but "Where" is used specify any place or region. In the above context "... for a town where ..." seems to be the correct idiom.
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"89 percent of the family incomes" is wrong: 89% of Income.

Only, option that makes sense is A.

Experts please explain??
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The path to this topic is just this much. Them and they have no proper antecedents. Hence ABE are gone. Between C and D, D means to say that the town has 89% of the family incomes, which is wrong. C is left with the proper relative pronoun ‘where’ and is the right choice
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I am confused between option C & D. Can anybody explain?
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In the Pelham school in the Bronx, the successful football team has provided scholarships and a means to go to college for a town where the family incomes of 89 percent of them are below the state average

We are trying to communicate that 89 percent of the family incomes are below the state average.

A. where the family incomes of 89 percent of them are "them" is an unclear pronoun
B. where they have 89 percent of the family incomes "they" is an unclear pronoun
C. where 89 percent of the family incomes are
D. which has 89 percent of the family incomes This distorts the intended meaning of the original sentence. It implies that the town has 89 percent of family incomes.
E. in which 89 percent of them have family incomes awkward and unclear
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