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Difficulty: EasyIllogical and Incomplete Comparisons

The training requirements for a commercial pilot are much more rigorous than a recreational flyer, who only needs a few dozen hours of flight time.

Which of the following options most logically and grammatically completes the comparison in the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    those for a recreational flyer, they
  3. those for a recreational flyer, whoAnswer
  4. D
    those for a recreational flyer; who

Answer

The correct option is the one that reads 'those for a recreational flyer, who' because it uses the plural pronoun 'those' to create a logical comparison with 'requirements' and avoids punctuation errors.
The correct option replaces the underlined text with 'those for a recreational flyer, who'. The pronoun 'those' acts as a plural substitute for 'requirements', establishing a logical comparison between the requirements of a commercial pilot and the requirements of a recreational flyer. Additionally, retaining the relative pronoun 'who' correctly links the nonessential dependent clause.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the terms being compared in the sentence.
The sentence compares 'the training requirements' of a commercial pilot to 'a recreational flyer' (a person).
Comparing a conceptual requirement to a person is illogical. The sentence must compare requirements to requirements.
2
Choose the correct pronoun to represent the compared noun.
Since 'requirements' is plural, the plural pronoun 'those' must be used ('those for a recreational flyer') to stand in for the requirements.
This establishes a clear, parallel, and grammatically logical comparison.
3
Evaluate the punctuation and structure of the remaining clause.
The relative pronoun 'who' is necessary to introduce the dependent clause smoothly. Using 'they' creates an ungrammatical comma splice, and using a semicolon creates a fragment.
The sentence must follow standard coordinate and subordinate clause punctuation rules.

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Illogical and Incomplete Comparisons
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