whereas

[gil12345]

Hi,

A question from SAT Offical Guide, goes:
Although its being factual in content ,the televised biography of Queen Elizabeth 1 did not seem credible.
A.Although its being factual in content
B.Despite its factual content
C.Whereas it was factual in content
D.Its contents being factual
E.Even though factual contents were there

I am required to choose the best answer for the underlined part.
I don't know why C is incorrect.
The given answer is B.

Gil

 

[boozer]

C sounds awkward because 'whereas' is misused. I have been thinking of a better explanation but this is the best I have able to come up with In certain cases onr simply sees the best answer and chooses it automatiсally. Here that is B.

 

[shock.wave]

whereas is used to compare and contrast similar or common aspects, like below:

The north of the country gets a lot of rain. The south of the country gets hardly any rain at all.

The common aspect here: how much rain the two parts of the country get, so:

The north of the country gets a lot of rain whereas the south of the country gets hardly any rain at all.

That's at least what my observation on the usage of whereas is.

 

[Hildy1]

Hello Gil,
Are you sure of the wording of the original sentence? It doesn't look right.