Languages

[dilipcrangan]

Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world, partly because of the difficulty distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found about five thousand.

(A ) and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found
(B ) and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried counting typically finding
(C ) and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried counting it typically find
(D ) or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried to count them typically found
(E ) or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried to count typically finding

Official Answer after discussion

[chopra]

IMO A

D & E can be ruled out because they are starting with or instead of and.

B is wrong because of improper use of them for language.

C is wrong because of incorrect tense usage tried find.

Hence A

[shud]

A is good.
it for language.

[dbharti]

Concur with CHopra's expln...

[Da_Gr8_Mperor]

Agree with Chopra
(A)

[Fran Zgz]

Yes, it is A

[oxygen08]

whats wrong with "them" i thought "them" would refer to the sub-languages??

[pittguy578]

A..............

[sudhakar.puvvadi]

I agree with oxygen08 Explaination . I think Answer is B .

[pharmindo]

I would go with A.
I think the sentence means "the sub-languages or dialects within a language", therefore it should be "the sub-.... within it".