There is something weird about Choice E.
(E) thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he
First, if than is being used a conjunction, then there should be a clause after He; We might say the verb is elided after the subject he—but the vital question is—what is the elided verb .When you elide, the actual word should be present verbatim earlier. It cannot be ‘dominated’ because ‘dominated’ is not a verb here; it is a past participle.
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(E) thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he
First, if than is being used a conjunction, then there should be a clause after He; We might say the verb is elided after the subject he—but the vital question is—what is the elided verb .When you elide, the actual word should be present verbatim earlier. It cannot be ‘dominated’ because ‘dominated’ is not a verb here; it is a past participle.
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