In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is bolded. Choose the correct alternative that best improves the bolded part.
I prefer to analyze the raw data personally to relying on the subjective interpretations provided by the junior researchers.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: I prefer analyzing
Explanation
• When comparing two actions using the verb prefer followed by the preposition to, parallel structures must be used.
• The standard grammatical construction is: prefer + gerund (verb+ing) + to + gerund (verb+ing).
• Since the sentence later uses to relying, the first action must also be in the gerund form (analyzing) to maintain parallelism.
Example: She prefers reading novels to watching television.