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Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world,
partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language
and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried
to count typically have found about five thousand.

A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried to count typically have found
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who
have tried counting typically finding
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried counting it typically find
D. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried
to count them typically found
E. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have
tried to count typically finding



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Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world,
partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language
and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried
to count typically have found about five thousand.

A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried to count typically have found
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who
have tried counting typically finding
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried counting it typically find
D. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried
to count them typically found
E. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have
tried to count typically finding
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B, D, E are wrong because of "them" used instead of "it"
C is wrong because the second "it" is ambiguous - language or the number of languages

A is the answer
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A has the tense consistency too.
those who have tried to count typically have found
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Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world,
partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing between a language
and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried
to count typically have found about five thousand.

A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried to count typically have found Correct
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them (it), with those who
have tried counting typically finding
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried counting it (them) typically find
D. or (and) the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried
to count them typically found
E. or (and) the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have
tried to count typically finding
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Can someone please explain why is THEM wrong? Thanks so much.
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Can someone please explain why is THEM wrong? Thanks so much.
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'THEM' refers to 'a language', which is singular. That's why 'it' should be used instead of 'them'.
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Can someone please explain why is THEM wrong? Thanks so much.
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Does the them refer to dialects or languages or sub-languages?

A it is.
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Sentence has Idiom usage and Verb Parallelism issues
Between x and Y where X and Y requires to be parallel – eliminate D and E

A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried to count typically have found [but … who have tried … have found – hold it]
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who
have tried counting typically finding [“them” cannot refer singular language – eliminate it]
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have
tried counting it typically find [Conjunction “But” those who have tried … find – eliminate it]
D. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried
to count them typically found
E. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have
tried to count typically finding
Answer: A



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