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Sentence Correction 15 / 50

Choose the option that best corrects the grammatical or logical error in the underlined fragment.

The newly formed task force consisted in five core members, each bringing a unique perspective that was markedly different than the conventional approaches.

A. (No change)
B. consisted of five core members, each bringing a unique perspective that was markedly different than
C. comprised five core members, each bringing a unique perspective that was markedly different from
D. consisted in five core members, each bringing a unique perspective that was markedly different from

1. Identification of Error: Phrasal verb error and Idiomatic error.
2. Grammatical Rule: The verb "consist" correctly takes the preposition "of" to signify "to be made up or composed of." Additionally, the idiom "different" requires the preposition "from" for standard English usage.
3. Option Elimination:
A. Incorrect — contains both the phrasal verb error ("consisted in") and the idiomatic error ("different than").
B. Incorrect — corrects the phrasal verb error ("consisted of") but retains the idiomatic error ("different than").
C. Correct — replaces the incorrect phrasal verb usage with the appropriate verb "comprised" (which correctly signifies composition without a preposition) and rectifies the idiomatic error "different than" to "different from."
D. Incorrect — corrects the idiomatic error ("different from") but retains the phrasal verb error ("consisted in").

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