Sentence Correction #10
Saturday, August 05, 2006
A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(C) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it as five years ago
Note: Post your answer along with an explanation if required. Highlight this note to check your answer. Answer: C
1 Comments:
A, B and D are out because of dangling modifier, "than five years ago" is compared to "economic health" also "by several billion dollars" should be followed by "making" to make correct sense, Hence B, D and E are out. Therefore C.
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