Studies Show That

[perfectstranger]

9. Studies show that young people with higher-than-
average blood pressure and their families have a history of high blood pressure are more likely than others to develop a severe form of the condition.
(A) and their families have a history of high blood pressure
(B) whose families have a history of high blood pressure
(C) and a history of high blood pressure runs in the family
(D) whose families have a history of high blood pressure running in them
(E) with a history of high blood pressure running in their family

[rs2010]

9. Studies show that young people with higher-than-
average blood pressure and their families have a history of high blood pressure are more likely than others to develop a severe form of the condition.
(A) and their families have a history of high blood pressure...breaks the flow of the sentence.
(B) whose families have a history of high blood pressure
(C) and a history of high blood pressure runs in the family...awkward
(D) whose families have a history of high blood pressure running in them...
(E) with a history of high blood pressure running in their family...'and' missing

[ajay_deepak]

I will go with E, but if and was not included in the underlined portion, and whose families would have sounded more correct.
What is the OA?

[rah_pandey]

In order to save everybody's time including yours please underline the portion of sentence to be corrected.(it can be done by selecting the sentence and clicking on u button.

Moderators can anything be done about it.

Regards,
Rahul

[raghavsarathy]

Ans - E

Reason - " and with" clearly describes the family of "people"

[rahulg83]

IMO B, whose is aptly modifying young people (whose can modify only people or places)
E -> with a history of high blood pressure running in their family???
blood pressure can't run in a family-awkward

[benissleeping]

IMO B

[perfectstranger]

OA B