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Question
Currently 26 billion barrels a year, world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of 2 percent annually.
Option A:
world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of
Option B:
the world is consuming oil at an increasing rate of
Option C:
the world’s oil is being consumed at the increasing rate of
Option D:
the rise in the rate of the world’s oil consumption is
Option E:
oil is consumed by the world at an increasing rate of
Difficulty Level
EasySolution
Option A is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: Modifiers
A) Correct Answer
B) The world is not 26 billion barrels.
C) The world’s oil is not 26 billion barrels; Misplaced modifiers.
D) The rise is not 26 billion barrels; Misplaced modifier.
E) Oil is not 26 billion barrels; Misplaced modifier.
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