Sentence Correction

For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
A. even if
B. despite being
C. even if they are
D. although they may be
E. even if remaining

IMO C

the modifier "even if free of ..." does not give the intended meaning of who is free of.. a) Consumer or the price of automobile insurance.

C) clearly indicates that the consumers are free of damage claims and moving violations.

D) is changing the meaning by introducing may be.

E) remaining..incorrect.

B)despite being - does not clearly indicate who is free of ...

IMO B
Only B and C were worth consideration, but rejected C for being wordy.

What's the OA?

clearly B coz they refers to consumers and that is way too awkward.

clearly B coz they refers to consumers and that is way too awkward.

IMO - C

Can we OA please?

For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
A. even if
B. despite being
C. even if they are
D. although they may be
E. even if remaining

ajaypatil_am wrote:A. even if --Correct IMO
B. despite being --being always wrong
C. even if they are ---they are not necessary here
D. although they may be --wordy
E. even if remaining ---remaining not needed

why do you say that A is correct, even if free of damage claims and moving violations. It is unclear if consumers are free of damage claims, or the prices of automobile insurance is free of these claims. A is wrong buddy.

B being is very rarely correct, so ok eliminated

C even if they are, they refers only to consumers so correct ref

D changes meaning of intended sentence

E consumers cannot be remaining free of damage claims, the wrong tense is used.

OA:C

figs wrote:For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
A. even if
B. despite being
C. even if they are
D. although they may be
E. even if remaining

This is damn interesting POST. Really beauifully disguised.

I opted for , fully aware that "being" is in the sentence. On further scrutiny did I realize that "they" is correctly referring to the consumers for the reasons cited in the sentence- damage claims and moving violations---> this certainly should have been a SIGNAL that "they" is referring to the consumers.