When the board members reviewed the consultant's report, they found several recommendations that were impractical. Which option best clarifies the pronoun reference?

The correct answer to the question "When the board members reviewed the consultant's report, they found several recommendations that were impractical. Which option best clarifies the pronoun reference?" is Option D: several recommendations in the report were found to be impractical.

The other options — A) they found several recommendations that were impractical, B) it found several recommendations that were impractical, C) several recommendations in it were found to be impractical — are incorrect for this GMAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: The pronoun 'they' in option A has an ambiguous antecedent; it could refer to 'board members' or 'recommendations.' Option D clarifies by explicitly stating 'recommendations in the report,' removing …