Multiple choice

Directions: Part of the sentence is underlined. Select the option that best corrects the underlined part.

There are all too many scientists, or would be scientists, who are primarily concerned with data gathering, data counting and data describing, and seem to forget that such operations, however useful, are but the first step.

  1. There are all too many scientists, or would be scientists, who are primarily concerned with data gathering, data counting and data describing, and seem to forget that such operations,

  2. There are plenty of scientists, or upcoming scientists, whose primary concerns include gathering data, data counting and data describing, and seem to forget that such operations

  3. There are all too many scientists, or would be scientists, the ones who are primarily concerned with data gathering, counting and description, and who seem to forget that such operations

  4. There are all too many scientists, or would be scientists, who are primarily concerned with data gathering, data counting and data describing, and who seem to forget that such operations,

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D Correct answer
Explanation

In the original sentence, the scientists 'are primarily concerned with…and seem to forget' would outwardly seem to be OK, except that the first usage is determined by 'who' but the second is not. This option rectifies the error by adding 'who' before the second usage also.

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