Multiple choice

The hulls of modern nuclear powered submarines differ from those of diesel powered ones because they are covered with a vibration absorbing anechoic coating instead of normal paint.

  1. because they are covered with a vibration absorbing anechoic coating instead of

  2. because of being covered with a vibration absorbing anechoic coating rather than

  3. the hulls of nuclear powered submarines being covered with a vibration absorbing anechoic coating instead of being coated with

  4. in that the hulls of nuclear powered submarines are covered with a vibration absorbing anechoic coating rather than

  5. in their being covered with a vibration absorbing anechoic coating instead of

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option corrects the unidiomatic usage of 'differ because' by using 'in that' instead. The option also removes the error of pronoun ambiguity by substituting 'they', which could have meant either 'hulls of nuclear powered submarines' or 'hulls of diesel powered submarines', with the proper noun.