While depressed property values can hurt some large investors, they are potentially devastating for home-owners. whose equity--in many cases representing a life's savings--can plunge or even disappear.
(A) they are potentially devastating for homeowners, whose
(B) they can potentially devastate homeowners in that their
(C) for homeowners they are potentially devastating, because their
(D) for homeowners, it is potentially devastating in that their
(E) it can potentially devastate homeowners, whose
A is OA. Can someone explain why wouldn't "they" refer to both property values and large investors in this case. Is it because of preceding while ??. I saw many cases when 2 plural subjects precede, then they is avoided as it creates amiguity.
(A) they are potentially devastating for homeowners, whose
(B) they can potentially devastate homeowners in that their
(C) for homeowners they are potentially devastating, because their
(D) for homeowners, it is potentially devastating in that their
(E) it can potentially devastate homeowners, whose
A is OA. Can someone explain why wouldn't "they" refer to both property values and large investors in this case. Is it because of preceding while ??. I saw many cases when 2 plural subjects precede, then they is avoided as it creates amiguity.
