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Carpal tunnel syndrome

by phelps » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:27 am
203. Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work

OA E

Can anyone explain please
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by Robinmrtha » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:48 am
any people is read here as: any (group of) people, in keeping with the earlier half of the sentence.
plus "their" signifies use of plural.
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Re: Carpal tunnel syndrome

by goelmohit2002 » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:05 pm
phelps wrote:203. Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work

OA E

Can anyone explain please
IMO "E"

A) anyone who works
Anyone...their....S-V mismatch.
(B) anyone working
Anyone...their....S-V mismatch.
(C) workers
Missing work...
(D) those for whom work is
Since we are describing subject...so we need subject pronoun... who.... and not whom...
(E) any people who work
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by ranell » Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:15 pm
We have with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome. So, we should have a plural noun standing before their hands. I would go with E
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