Sentence Correction

Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of hypertension and shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.

(A) shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their
(B) shown that in societies that have consumed little salt, their
(C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed,
(D) they showed that in societies where little salt is consumed,
(E) they showed that in societies where they consume little salt, their


I thought that there's a rule that says "where" can only refer to specific place and for abstract use "in which" instead.

Hi,
You can go through Ron's post :
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post35020.html

I understand "Their" doesn't have antecedent in A and B. And that would be primary reason to eliminate them.
Can anyone clarify whether A and B creates comma splice/Run on sentence?

Thanks

sandy217 wrote:I understand "Their" doesn't have antecedent in A and B. And that would be primary reason to eliminate them.
Can anyone clarify whether A and B creates comma splice/Run on sentence?

Thanks

Hi,
The first clause in both A and B is not independent clause. So, it is neither a comma splice nor a run-on sentence.

Frankenstein wrote:

sandy217 wrote:I understand "Their" doesn't have antecedent in A and B. And that would be primary reason to eliminate them.
Can anyone clarify whether A and B creates comma splice/Run on sentence?

Thanks

Hi,
The first clause in both A and B is not independent clause. So, it is neither a comma splice nor a run-on sentence.

Yup I missed it. Thanks