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Question
A Swiss government panel recommended that the country sell about half its gold reserves and this raised fears of other countries that do the same and inundate the market.
Option A:
reserves and this raised fears of other countries that
Option B:
reserves, which, as a result, raised fears of other countries that
Option C:
reserves; as a result, they feared that other countries would
Option D:
reserves, with fears raised that other countries would
Option E:
reserves, raising fears that other countries would
Difficulty Level
HardSolution
Option E is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: Modifiers, Pronouns.
A) Inappropriate usage of the word “this”. We do not know what it refers to.
B) Inappropriate usage of the word “Which” as it tends to refer to reserves.
C) Inappropriate usage of the pronoun “They” as it doesn’t have an antecedent.
D) Inappropriate usage of the word “With”
E) Correct Answer
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