Multiple choice

Directions: The underlined part the following sentence may have an error of grammar or syntax. The part has been rewritten in options (B) to (E) in four different ways - (A) being an exact restatement of the underlined part. Pick up the option (B) or (C) or (D) or (E) that corrects the error in the underlined part, if any. If there is no error, mark (A).

The growing demand for housing, traffic congestion, and longer commuting trips has all but eliminated the cost advantage of owning a house in many suburban areas.

  1. The growing demand for housing, traffic congestion, and longer commuting trips has

  2. Traffic congestion, the growing demand for housing, and longer commuting trips has

  3. Longer commuting trips, traffic congestion, and the growing demand for housing has

  4. Traffic congestion, longer commuting trips, and the growing demand for housing have

  5. The growing demand for housing, as well as traffic congestion and longer commuting trips, have
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(D) is the answer. 'Originating, a participle, is paralleled with perpetuated, a participle. (D) is the answer.

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