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Though margarine was introduced as a supposedly healthful alternative to butter, recent studies suggest it is as harmful or worse than butter.
Options:
A .  it is as harmful or worse than butter
B .  it is just as harmful or even worse than butter
C .  that it is as harmful as or worse than butter
D .  it is as harmful as if not worse than butter
E .  BBBAB
Answer: Option C
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C
The original sentence incorrectly omits "that" following the verb "suggest." Moreover, it contains the incomplete construction "as . . . or worse than" (missing the second "as").
(A)This choiceis incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) This choice incorrectly omits "that" following the verb "suggest" and it contains the unnecessary word "just." Moreover, it contains the incomplete construction "as . . . or even worse than" (missing the second "as").
(C) CORRECT.This choicecorrectly uses the word "that" to introduce a clause that follows the verb "suggest." Also, it contains the completeconstruction "as . . .as or worse than."
(D)This choiceincorrectly omits "that" following the verb "suggest."

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