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og 60 (大全36) 关于同一句话中的代词指代

60. According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.

(A) like that of earlier generations

(B) as that for earlier generations

(C) just as earlier generations did

(D) as have earlier generations

(E) as it was of earlier generations

The intended comparison should be completed by a clause beginning with as and containing a subject and verb that correspond to the subject and verb of the main clause. In E, the best choice, it refers unambiguously to the phrasal subject owning ... land, the verb was corresponds to is, and today's young adults are appropriately compared to earlier generations.
Choices A and B lack a verb corresponding to is and a clear referent for that. Choices C and D are confusing and illogical because their verbs, did and have, cannot substitute for is in the main clause.

有点理解之前的讨论帖中说的文章是比较前面的整句话，所以用like不好。但是，依照菜鸟总结里的解释，原文中its指代majority(个人也同意). 但是OG又说E中的it指代owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land. 这样不是犯了“一个句子中同一个代词不能指代两个不同东西”的错误？

谢谢版主的精辟解释。但还是有个疑问，GMATT英语不是经典英语吗？不应出现任何瑕疵，这也不是GMATT英语的精髓吗？？多谢版主！！