abhasjha wrote:In 1988, the council on Economic Priorities began publishing Shopping for a Better World, with the sample thesis of consumers having the power to change companies by the simple expedient of refusing to buy.
A. with the sample thesis of consumers having
B. which had the simple thesis of consumers having
C. where the thesis was simple: consumers having
D. with a thesis that is a simple one: consumers have
E. whose thesis was simple: consumers have
A and B:
thesis of consumers
This meaning is nonsensical: a thesis cannot be composed of consumers.
Eliminate A and B.
In C,
where cannot serve to refer to a publication (
Shoppers for a Better World).
Where may refer only to A PHYSICAL LOCATION.
Eliminate C.
D:
a thesis that is a simple one
Here,
that and
one both refer to
thesis.
Two different pronouns cannot have the same referent.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is
E.
sidceg wrote:I have some basic conceptual question here.
'whose' refers to council or Better world? I was under the impression that 'whose' can only refer to people (and animals?) and not non living entities (council and world - both are non living entities right?). Because of this, I simply ruled out option E the moment I saw 'whose'
While
who and
whom may refer only to PEOPLE,
whose may refer to ANYTHING.
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