Question

That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970.

• A. That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault
• B. That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault
• C. It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology
• D. It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology
• E. The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said

Answer 1

The correct option is D It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology

The given sentence begins with 'that' which can be used as a pronoun, or a determiner and is grammatically incorrect to do so. So, options A and B are incorrect. In the underlined part of the sentence, 'fault' which is the verb is far away from the noun i.e 'educators'. Option E is not as simple as options C and D. Between options C and D, Option D is simpler than option C and so the most apt answer is option D.