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Re: With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens [#permalink] New post  19 Jan 2021, 21:54
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I still dont get why the option is not D!!

Hi jcerdae, D says:

Despite having only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.

Despite having only 5 percent of the world's population is a participial phrase, modifying United States citizens.

So, D seems to suggest that US citizens have 5 percent of the world's population (citizens have population). But that's absurd; US citizens comprise/account for 5 percent of the world's population.
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Re: With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens [#permalink] New post  20 Jan 2021, 15:14
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jcerdae wrote:
I still dont get why the option is not D!!

Hi jcerdae, D says:

Despite having only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.

Despite having only 5 percent of the world's population is a participial phrase, modifying United States citizens.

So, D seems to suggest that US citizens have 5 percent of the world's population (citizens have population). But that's absurd; US citizens comprise/account for 5 percent of the world's population.


Thank you very much for the fast explanation! now I understand what the error is!!

These posts also helped me to understand better:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-use-of-p ... 52478.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-growth-o ... 75679.html
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