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20 Jan 2021, 00:44
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China’s views of stem cell treatment, which do not place as much significance on the moral value of the zygote, differ largely from the United States, which views the zygote as a representation of human life.
A) the United States
B) that of the United States
C) that embraced by the United States
D) those from the United States
E) those of the United States
20 Jan 2021, 00:46
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
→ China's views of stem cell treatment . . . differ largely from the United States.
• In order to be logical, a comparison must compare two similar things.
In this case, the views of China should be compared with the views of the United States.
THE OPTIONS
ELIMINATE A
→ the singular pronoun that cannot refer to the plural subject the views
ELIMINATE B
• wrong pronoun
→ the singular pronoun that cannot refer to the plural subject the views
→ views OF China and views FROM the United States are not parallel.
Using different prepositions is correct if the prepositions should be different.
Correct: Soldiers on land receive training different from sailors at sea.
In this case, the nonunderlined portion commits us to views OF China and thus views OF each country. ==
→ views from the United States is not idiomatic in this context.
ELIMINATE D
→ those = views
If you are in doubt, always substitute the pronoun with the noun.
Substitute the noun views for pronoun those, this way:
China’s views of stem cell treatment, which do not place as much significance on the moral value of the zygote, differ largely from the views of the United States, which views the zygote as a representation of human life.
→ That sentence is grammatical and logical. The pronoun those is correct.
The answer is E.
NOTES
Just in case you are not quite sure: those is the plural form of that.
Both those and that can be "regular" pronouns that refer to an antecedent noun, as is the case in this sentence.
Just make sure that a noun is mentioned, unless the sentence discusses people, in which case "those" can be a standalone pronoun.
→ those can occasionally stand alone when it means those people who do XYZ
→ I do not recall an official question in which that was a standalone pronoun, though I would not rule out the possibility.
In a recent official question, this both (1) was a standalone pronoun and (2) was allowed to stand for an entire idea described by the previous clause.
Still, I highly doubt that you will see that as a standalone pronoun.
Both those and that can also be "determiner" or "demonstrative" pronouns that "demonstrate" or "point to" a noun:
→ that menacing cloud on the horizon, those puffy clouds on the horizon
COMMENTS
I am glad to see everyone persevering.
In these strange times (which cannot last forever), perseverance can be difficult.
Good for you for "showing up."
The answers that explain are excellent and get kudos.
Stay safe.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• Strip the sentence. Those "which" phrases are easy to remove.
→ China's views of stem cell treatment . . . differ largely from the United States.
• In order to be logical, a comparison must compare two similar things.
In this case, the views of China should be compared with the views of the United States.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• Incorrectly compares views with the United States [the U.S. is a country and is certainly not "views"]
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• wrong pronoun
→ the singular pronoun that cannot refer to the plural subject the views
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• wrong pronoun
→ the singular pronoun that cannot refer to the plural subject the views
Quote:
• not parallel/not idiomatic
→ views OF China and views FROM the United States are not parallel.
Using different prepositions is correct if the prepositions should be different.
Correct: Soldiers on land receive training different from sailors at sea.
In this case, the nonunderlined portion commits us to views OF China and thus views OF each country. ==
→ views from the United States is not idiomatic in this context.
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• bingo
→ those = views
If you are in doubt, always substitute the pronoun with the noun.
Substitute the noun views for pronoun those, this way:
China’s views of stem cell treatment, which do not place as much significance on the moral value of the zygote, differ largely from the views of the United States, which views the zygote as a representation of human life.
→ That sentence is grammatical and logical. The pronoun those is correct.
The answer is E.
NOTES
Just in case you are not quite sure: those is the plural form of that.
Both those and that can be "regular" pronouns that refer to an antecedent noun, as is the case in this sentence.
Just make sure that a noun is mentioned, unless the sentence discusses people, in which case "those" can be a standalone pronoun.
→ those can occasionally stand alone when it means those people who do XYZ
→ I do not recall an official question in which that was a standalone pronoun, though I would not rule out the possibility.
In a recent official question, this both (1) was a standalone pronoun and (2) was allowed to stand for an entire idea described by the previous clause.
Still, I highly doubt that you will see that as a standalone pronoun.
Both those and that can also be "determiner" or "demonstrative" pronouns that "demonstrate" or "point to" a noun:
→ that menacing cloud on the horizon, those puffy clouds on the horizon
COMMENTS
I am glad to see everyone persevering.
In these strange times (which cannot last forever), perseverance can be difficult.
Good for you for "showing up."
The answers that explain are excellent and get kudos.
Stay safe.
20 Jan 2021, 01:00
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My answer is (E). It took me 23 seconds.
China's views = views of China
The key to this question is to ensure Apple-vs-Apple comparison.
(A) "Views" cannot be compared with "the United States"
(B) "views" (plural) cannot be compared with "that" (Singular)
(C) See above
Both (D) and (E) correctly uses "those" to compare with "China's views".
Because China's views = views of China (as opposed to Views from China)
(E) maintains parallelism better and is thus my pick.
China's views = views of China
The key to this question is to ensure Apple-vs-Apple comparison.
(A) "Views" cannot be compared with "the United States"
(B) "views" (plural) cannot be compared with "that" (Singular)
(C) See above
Both (D) and (E) correctly uses "those" to compare with "China's views".
Because China's views = views of China (as opposed to Views from China)
(E) maintains parallelism better and is thus my pick.
