Comparative parenthetical ("as … as, if not …"): Choose the best phrasing. Original sentence: "Most of the Indian workers are as healthy as, if not healthier than, British workers." Select the most appropriate correction.

Given data

• Comparison between two groups.
• Parenthetical comparative.

Concept/Approach
Use the pattern: as + adjective, if not comparative, than …Punctuation: set the parenthetical off with commas.

Step-by-step
Phrase the predicate as "as healthy, if not healthier, than British workers".

Option analysis
C provides the correct correlative structure. A/B/D are ungrammatical or illogical; E leaves clumsy comma placement.

Final Answer
as healthy, if not healthier