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What is wrong with the following sentence?

In chemistry, a dative bond is one in which a whole electron pair is donated to the central atom, making it quite noteworthy.

Asked by Wyatt Williams, Last updated: Apr 13, 2024

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John Smith

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Answered Jul 25, 2017

In chemistry, a dative bond is one in which a whole electron pair is donated to the central atom, making the bond quite noteworthy.

The problem in the original sentence is pronoun-antecedent agreement, which is corrected by the second in choice B.
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