307. For most consumers, the price of automobile insurance continues to rise annually, even if free of damage claims and moving violations.
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
Solution:
Idiom + Pronoun
Even if- is similar in meaning to ‘whether or not’. Hence, there is an element of uncertainty in it.
Though and although- have meaning as ‘despite’. ‘Although’ is preferred at beginning of the sentence and ‘though’ is preferred in middle of the sentence; ‘though’ can be used at the end of the sentence; ‘although’ cannot be used at end of the sentence, thoughJ.
Even though- a stronger version of ‘though’ and ‘although’.
The correct meaning of the sentence is that most consumers continue to witness higher price even if they did not bang their cars. Hence, A and D can be eliminated as, by using ‘despite’ and ‘athough’, they remove the amount of uncertainty in consumers’ banging the car.
A, E are incorrect due to absence of a subject.
B can be eliminated for the use of ‘being’. In the given construction, ‘despite being’ is referring to ‘price’ rather than ‘consumers’.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) even if
(B) despite being
(C) even if they are
(D) although they may be
(E) even if remaining
Solution:
Idiom + Pronoun
Even if- is similar in meaning to ‘whether or not’. Hence, there is an element of uncertainty in it.
Though and although- have meaning as ‘despite’. ‘Although’ is preferred at beginning of the sentence and ‘though’ is preferred in middle of the sentence; ‘though’ can be used at the end of the sentence; ‘although’ cannot be used at end of the sentence, thoughJ.
Even though- a stronger version of ‘though’ and ‘although’.
The correct meaning of the sentence is that most consumers continue to witness higher price even if they did not bang their cars. Hence, A and D can be eliminated as, by using ‘despite’ and ‘athough’, they remove the amount of uncertainty in consumers’ banging the car.
A, E are incorrect due to absence of a subject.
B can be eliminated for the use of ‘being’. In the given construction, ‘despite being’ is referring to ‘price’ rather than ‘consumers’.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
C is the best choice as it introduces a subject ‘they’ and uses the correct term ‘even if’.