Sentence Correction

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

OA A

Is usage of within it correct???

AnjaliOberoi wrote: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.


OA A

Is usage of within it correct???

Hi!

I've bolded the part of the sentence relevant to your question.

Since we have "a language" in the non-underlined part, "within it" is correct.

Also, it's idiomatically correct to say "a dialect within a language", if that's your main question. You could also say "a dialect of a language", but you wouldn't say "the sub-languages of", you'd definitely say "the sub-languages within".

Hope that helps!

Stuart