og中关于it的指代

ballpark

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
In E, the best choice, it refers unambiguously to the phrasal subject owning ... land, the verb was corresponds to is。。。。。。
难道it 的指代不是要对应前文出现过的一个特定的词吗。这里it指代了整个owning...land,也是可以的吗？

gemj

既然OG出现了，那就没问题呀。