Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be hazardous substances, but many of them can be harmful to health, especially if they are used improperly.
(A) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be
(B) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products being
(C) A consumer may not think of their household cleaning products being
(D) A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as
(E) Household cleaning products may not be thought of, by consumers, as
I have query regarding option D, which is the correct answer -
In the second half of the sentence, followed by the conjunction 'but', 'many of them' seems to refer to 'cleaning products'. However, 'many of them' is the subject in the second clause.
As per the rule, subject of the second clause should refer to the subject of the first clause. Here the subject of the first clause is 'consumers', which goes against the result.
Also, please explain how is E incorrect?
(A) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be
(B) Consumers may not think of household cleaning products being
(C) A consumer may not think of their household cleaning products being
(D) A consumer may not think of household cleaning products as
(E) Household cleaning products may not be thought of, by consumers, as
I have query regarding option D, which is the correct answer -
In the second half of the sentence, followed by the conjunction 'but', 'many of them' seems to refer to 'cleaning products'. However, 'many of them' is the subject in the second clause.
As per the rule, subject of the second clause should refer to the subject of the first clause. Here the subject of the first clause is 'consumers', which goes against the result.
Also, please explain how is E incorrect?
