The striking differences between the semantic organization of Native American languages and that of European languages, in both grammar and vocabulary, have led scholars to think about the degree to which differences in language may be correlated with nonlinguistic differences.

(A) that of European languages, in both grammar and vocabulary, have

(B) that of European languages, including grammar and vocabulary, has

(C) those of European languages, which include grammar and vocabulary, have

(D) those of European languages, in grammar as well as vocabulary, has

(E) those of European languages, both in grammar and vocabulary, has

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Elisabeth Blackburn

19 July, 18:17

The striking differences between the semantic organization of Native American languages and that of European languages, in both grammar and vocabulary, have led scholars to think about the degree to which differences in language may be correlated with nonlinguistic differences.

(A) that of European languages, in both grammar and vocabulary, have

(B) that of European languages, including grammar and vocabulary, has

(C) those of European languages, which include grammar and vocabulary, have

(D) those of European languages, in grammar as well as vocabulary, has

(E) those of European languages, both in grammar and vocabulary, has

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Parker Hahn · Answer 1

A). That of European languages, in both grammar and vocabulary, have.

Explanation:

As per the question, option A displays the correct form of the underlined phrase as it follows the grammatical rules and parallelism that comprehends the meaning of the sentence. The other options either contain parallelism error like in options B, D, and E (as the singular verb 'has' follows the plural noun 'striking differences') or grammatical error like in option C that wrongly employs 'those'. Thus, first option best suits the passage (grammatically) and comprehends the meaning of the passage. Thus, option A is the correct answer.