39. According to a ruling by the state supreme court, the owner of polluted land is liable for the cleanup of the property even if the owner did not have the responsibility that pollution occurred before the title changed hands.
(A) the owner did not have the responsibility that pollution
(B) the owner is not responsible for pollution that
(C) it was not the owners responsibility that pollution would have
(D) the responsibility of the owner is not that pollution
(E) the responsibility was not the owners that pollution would have
Solution:
Tense*
A, C, and E can be eliminated for unnecessary use of past tense.
D is awkward due to use of responsibility is not that pollution
B is the best choice here.
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(A) the owner did not have the responsibility that pollution
(B) the owner is not responsible for pollution that
(C) it was not the owners responsibility that pollution would have
(D) the responsibility of the owner is not that pollution
(E) the responsibility was not the owners that pollution would have
Solution:
Tense*
A, C, and E can be eliminated for unnecessary use of past tense.
D is awkward due to use of responsibility is not that pollution
B is the best choice here.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: