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Question
In January 1994 an oil barge ran aground off the coast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, leaking its cargo of 750,000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of the city’s beaches.
Option A:
leaking its cargo of 750,000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of
Option B:
with its cargo of 750,000 gallons leaking into the ocean, and it polluted
Option C:
and its cargo of 750,000 gallons leaked into the ocean, polluting
Option D:
while it leaked its cargo of 750,000 gallons into the ocean and caused the pollution of
Option E:
so that its cargo of 750,000 gallons leaked into the ocean, and they were polluting
Difficulty Level
HardSolution
Option C is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: Parallelism, Pronouns.
A) Inappropriate usage of the modifier “leaking” as there is no such cause-effect connection.
B) Inappropriate usage of the word “with”.
C) Correct Answer
D) Inappropriate usage of the word “While” as there is no simultaneous action.
E) Inappropriate usage of the pronoun “they” as it does not have a clear antecedent.
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