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Even for high school freshmen and sophomores, theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and interest for many students.

(A) Even for high school freshmen and sophomores, theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and
interest for many students.

(B) Even for high school freshmen and sophomore students with considerable interest in theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly, these theories can hold considerable significance.

(C) Theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly, for many students, even high school freshmen and sophomores, can hold considerable
significance and interest.

(D) Theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and interest even for high school freshmen and sophomore students.

(E) Considerable significance and interest for even high school freshmen and sophomores is held in theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly.
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Option D is clear and concise,

Here Subject-(Theories) and verb(hold) relation is clear.
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Even for high school freshmen and sophomores, theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and interest for many students.

(A) Even for high school freshmen and sophomores, theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and
interest for many students.

(B) Even for high school freshmen and sophomore students with considerable interest in theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly, these theories can hold considerable significance.

(C) Theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly, for many students, even high school freshmen and sophomores, can hold considerable
significance and interest.

(D) Theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and interest even for high school freshmen and sophomore students.

(E) Considerable significance and interest for even high school freshmen and sophomores is held in theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly.
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NOTES: What can hold considerable significance and interest? The theories, not Students.

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Ans: D
a) Even for high school freshmen and sophomores..what is this referring to is not clear
b)these--wrong
c)for many students..wrong modifier
d) correct
e)passive & awkward
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Dear Friends,

Here is a detailed explanation to this question-

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Even for high school freshmen and sophomores, theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and interest for many students.

(A) Even for high school freshmen and sophomores, theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and
interest for many students.

(B) Even for high school freshmen and sophomore students with considerable interest in theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly, these theories can hold considerable significance.

(C) Theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly, for many students, even high school freshmen and sophomores, can hold considerable
significance and interest.

(D) Theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly can hold considerable significance and interest even for high school freshmen and sophomore students.

(E) Considerable significance and interest for even high school freshmen and sophomores is held in theories concerning the psychology of death and dying among the elderly.
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Choice A: This answer choice features a redundancy in its use of the phrase "for many students", as the phrase "Even for high school freshmen and sophomores" already provides context for whom the theories hold significance and interest. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

Choice B: This answer choice introduces redundancy into the sentence by altering the intended meaning. This answer choice modifies the noun "high school freshmen and sophomore students" with the phrase "with considerable interest in theories... "; in doing so, the answer choice alters the sentence to mean that the concerned theories can hold considerable significance for students already interested in them. The correct meaning of the sentence is that the theories can hold considerable interest and significance for all high school freshmen and sophomores. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

Choice C: This answer choice incorrectly modifies the noun "Theories..." with the phrase "for many students", implying that the theories are for the students; the intended meaning of the sentence carries no such implication. Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

Choice D: This answer choice conveys the intended meaning of the sentence. Thus, this answer choice is correct.

Choice E: This answer choice reverses the meaning of the sentence entirely, as the phrase "Considerable significance and interest for even high school freshmen and sophomores" implies that the "theories" contain significance and interest for "high school freshmen and sophomores". Thus, this answer choice is incorrect.

Hence, D is the best answer choice.

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