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by neonite » Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:46 am
Need help on the following SC question:

While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling, owners of cooperative apartments have shares in a corporation that owns a building and leases apartments to them.

(A) While the owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling,
(B) The owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling, but
(C) Whereas owners of condominium apartments have free and clear title to their dwellings,
(D) An owner of a condominium apartment has free and clear title to the dwelling, whereas
(E) Condominium apartment owners have a title to their dwelling that is free and clear, while

[spoiler]Answer is : C[/spoiler]
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by Elena392 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:43 am
In this sentence we have to contrast the owners of condominimums with those of cooperative apartments. Therefore, we should use whereas or while.
But in A the plural owners in non-underlined part compare with the singular owner in underlined part. Therefore, answer C.

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