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05 Nov 2021, 02:30
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Although the term "depression" is popularly applied to numerous episodes of sadness or a bad mood, in clinical psychology it is a serious and often disabling condition that significantly affects a person's work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits and general health.
A. it is a serious
B. they refer to it as a serious
C. it referred to a serious
D. it refers to a serious
E. it is in reference to
A. it is a serious
B. they refer to it as a serious
C. it referred to a serious
D. it refers to a serious
E. it is in reference to
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Option (D) in my opinion. I took 55 secs.
It's a split between (A) and (D).
The thing to note here is the subject of the sentence is not "depression", but "the term "depression".
One thing to quickly check if there is pronoun ambiguity is to place the noun that the pronoun is seemingly referring to into the place of the pronoun and to check if it makes sense. And be unbiased to what sounds better.
(A) Although the term "depression" is popularly applied to numerous episodes of sadness or a bad mood, in clinical psychology the term "depression" is a serious and often disabling condition that significantly affects a person's work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits and general health.
Here it illogical tries to imply that the "term- depression" is a serious condition. This does make any sense.
(D) Although the term "depression" is popularly applied to numerous episodes of sadness or a bad mood, in clinical psychology the term "depression" refers to a serious and often disabling condition that significantly affects a person's work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits and general health.
This implies that the "term- depression" refers to a condition that is serious etc. This is logical and correct. Hence, the correct choice.
It's a split between (A) and (D).
The thing to note here is the subject of the sentence is not "depression", but "the term "depression".
One thing to quickly check if there is pronoun ambiguity is to place the noun that the pronoun is seemingly referring to into the place of the pronoun and to check if it makes sense. And be unbiased to what sounds better.
(A) Although the term "depression" is popularly applied to numerous episodes of sadness or a bad mood, in clinical psychology the term "depression" is a serious and often disabling condition that significantly affects a person's work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits and general health.
Here it illogical tries to imply that the "term- depression" is a serious condition. This does make any sense.
(D) Although the term "depression" is popularly applied to numerous episodes of sadness or a bad mood, in clinical psychology the term "depression" refers to a serious and often disabling condition that significantly affects a person's work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits and general health.
This implies that the "term- depression" refers to a condition that is serious etc. This is logical and correct. Hence, the correct choice.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Although the term "depression" is popularly applied to numerous episodes of sadness or a bad mood, in clinical psychology it is a serious and often disabling condition that significantly affects a person's work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits and general health.
A. it is a serious
Incorrect.
This answer choice is illogical. The intent of the sentence is to define the term "depression". The pronoun it refers to the term, but defines depression. The term is not a serious and often disabling condition - depression is.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
The word/term... it is...
B. they refer to it as a serious
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original pronoun mistake: the intent of the sentence is to define the term "depression". The pronoun it refers to the term, but defines depression. The term is not a serious and often disabling condition - depression is.
In addition, this answer choice creates another pronoun mistake by using the pronoun they. A pronoun refers to a previously mentioned noun, but they does not refer to any of the nouns that appear in the sentence.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Any pronoun that appears in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
C. it referred to a serious
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun mistake, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by using the past tense (referred) instead of the original present tense (is).
D. it refers to a serious
This answer choice corrects the original logical mistake by using the verb refers to describe what the term does.
E. it is in reference to
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun mistake and is grammatically and logically correct, it is stylistically flawed - redundant.
