285. Even though the state has spent ten years and seven million dollars planning a reservoir along the Ubi River, the project will have to be abandoned as a result of the river becoming so heavily polluted.
(A) will have to be abandoned as a result of the river becoming so heavily polluted
(B) is to be abandoned on account of the heavy pollution which the river received
(C) had to be abandoned because the river had received such heavy pollution
(D) has to be abandoned because of the river and its heavy pollution
(E) must be abandoned because the river has become so heavily polluted
Solution:
Idiom + Tense
Choices A can be eliminated for the use of “becoming so heavily polluted”; i.e. continuous tense rather than perfect tense.
B is awkward due to the use of ‘received’.
C can be eliminated for the use of ‘had’ for an action that did not happen prior to the other action.
D is awkward in “because of the river and its heavy pollution”.
E is the best choice.(E)
Difficulty level-3.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) will have to be abandoned as a result of the river becoming so heavily polluted
(B) is to be abandoned on account of the heavy pollution which the river received
(C) had to be abandoned because the river had received such heavy pollution
(D) has to be abandoned because of the river and its heavy pollution
(E) must be abandoned because the river has become so heavily polluted
Solution:
Idiom + Tense
Choices A can be eliminated for the use of “becoming so heavily polluted”; i.e. continuous tense rather than perfect tense.
B is awkward due to the use of ‘received’.
C can be eliminated for the use of ‘had’ for an action that did not happen prior to the other action.
D is awkward in “because of the river and its heavy pollution”.
E is the best choice.(E)
Difficulty level-3.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: