73. Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the states economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.
(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the states economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the states economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the states economy after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the states economy after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the states economy after oil reserves are exhausted
Solution:
Pronoun + Redundancy
A is wordy due to the usage of with the intention to
B can be eliminated for the awkward usage of the intention of which.
D changes the meaning due to the use of exhausting its oil reserves.
E is wrong as they has no precedent.
C is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) fund, with the intention to sustain the states economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves
(B) fund, the intention of which is to sustain the states economy after they have exhausted their oil reserves
(C) fund intended to sustain the states economy after oil reserves are exhausted
(D) fund intended to sustain the states economy after exhausting its oil reserves
(E) fund that they intend to sustain the states economy after oil reserves are exhausted
Solution:
Pronoun + Redundancy
A is wordy due to the usage of with the intention to
B can be eliminated for the awkward usage of the intention of which.
D changes the meaning due to the use of exhausting its oil reserves.
E is wrong as they has no precedent.
C is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: