A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the future.
(A) that they will, or could,
(B) that they would, or could,
(C) they will be or could
(D) think that they will be or could
(E) think the power stations would or could
Can anyone take up this and explain the correct answer?
I marked it E found the correct as D.Is there no pronoun ambiguity in D?
I agree in E, "that" is missing
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Hi prachi18oct,
On Test Day, the GMAT might test you on the issue of pronoun ambiguity, but you have to recognize the difference between an actual ambiguous pronoun and one that "looks" ambiguous, but isn't.
In answer D, the pronoun "they" is a plural pronoun - thus, it must refer to a plural noun. While it appears that this sentence has 2 plural nouns, it does NOT. The phrase "A MAJORITY of international journalists" actually refers to a singular noun: "A majority." The only plural noun is "nuclear power stations", so the reference that "THEY will be or could be sufficiently safe..." is correct.
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On Test Day, the GMAT might test you on the issue of pronoun ambiguity, but you have to recognize the difference between an actual ambiguous pronoun and one that "looks" ambiguous, but isn't.
In answer D, the pronoun "they" is a plural pronoun - thus, it must refer to a plural noun. While it appears that this sentence has 2 plural nouns, it does NOT. The phrase "A MAJORITY of international journalists" actually refers to a singular noun: "A majority." The only plural noun is "nuclear power stations", so the reference that "THEY will be or could be sufficiently safe..." is correct.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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