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primefang

204. In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.
(A)        in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics
(B)        in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
(C)        partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
(D)        partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
(E)        partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers

请问, E > “ their “  指代什么??? 可能是 cattle, 但绝对违反了GMAT 语法

primefang

their obviously mean  Cattles not cattle breeders

NN

primefang

cattle breeders 饲养员, 他们哪里有steers

tongxun

their前面只有一个复数名词cattle breeders---牛主们。
因此，指带不会有任何歧义。

redpot

True.  I think "their" referred to "cattle breeders".  "partly"..."partly" are parallel.