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Question
According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
Option A:
than
Option B:
than born
Option C:
than they were
Option D:
than there had been
Option E:
than had been born
Difficulty Level
EasySolution
Option A is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: Comparisons, Tenses, Pronouns.
A) Correct Answer
B) The word “born” in the option seems to refer to babies. We should be comparing women.
C) Inappropriate usage of the word “they” as it has no clear antecedent.
D) Inappropriate usage of the past perfect tense; “had been”
E) Same as D.
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