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[ketkoag]

Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.

(A) younger and the older people
(B) younger people and the older
(C) the younger and the older people
(D) younger and older people
(E) people who are younger and those who are older

what is the difference between C and D? IMO in C "the" refers to a specific group, but D refers younger and older people in general. please correct me if i am missing something..

[kanha81]

Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.

(A) younger and the older people
(B) younger people and the older
(C) the younger and the older people
(D) younger and older people
(E) people who are younger and those who are older

what is the difference between C and D? IMO in C "the" refers to a specific group, but D refers younger and older people in general. please correct me if i am missing something..

IMO [spoiler][D][/spoiler]. You don't need the when using idiom both X and Y

[rs2010]

You don't need the when using idiom both X and Y

I dont agree. Parallelism is the key.
It can be both the x and the y.

[kanha81]

You don't need the when using idiom both X and Y

I dont agree. Parallelism is the key.
It can be both the x and the y.

Keeping in mind that the sentence must be concise and not redundant, [spoiler][D][/spoiler] seems the best choice.