<p>Pilots at the airline, angered at the prospect of seeing
their pension plans replaced with less generous
versions, vowed to use legal means to fight (it).</p>
<p>a. it
b. them
c. this
d. such a move
e. that from happening </p>
<p>Why is E wrong?</p>
<p>Is it D? 10char</p>
<p>I think it is D. Im not too sure whether ‘it’ is a little vague i.e. ‘it’ could be referring
to the ‘airline’ or the ‘prospect’. Actually, I say D. E is like D but D is short and sweet
i.e. less wordy. What is the answer?</p>
<p>It’s D but I donno y … I think it is less wordy and more clear</p>
<p>Well … over the years this SAT question has come up multiple times on this forum. There are various explanations why “d” is right. I personally think that it is a poor question. Several of the choices (i.e. c, d, and e) work.</p>
<p>The “perfect” choice may be to avoid them all and write:</p>
<p>Pilots at the airline, angered at the prospect of seeing their pension plans replaced with less generous versions, vowed to use legal means to fight this proposed change.</p>
<p>But it’s not one of the choices. Anyway I doubt that a question with this level of ambiguity would ever intentionally appear on a future SAT.</p>
<p>The question itself, as must be the case with numerous SAT question, is derived from a New York Times article back in 2004. The headline: “Pilots at United promise to fight pension change”, and the sentence:</p>
<p>“Pilots at United Airlines, angered at the prospect of seeing their pension plans replaced with less generous versions, vowed yesterday to use all legal means available to fight such a move.”</p>