689. The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated, never more pronounced than in recent debates over environmentalism and pollution control.
(A) The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated, never
(B) The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated, never being
(C) The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated has never been
(D) Between those who regulate and those who are regulated, such animosity was never
(E) Between those who regulate and between those regulated, such animosity has never been
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement
In A, there is no main verb for the subject animosity. The animosity between .,never more pronounced
In B, being has wrongly been used as the main verb. animosity being more pronounced
In D and E, such animosity is awkward.
In C, animosity has never been conveys the intended meaning. C is the best choice.
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(A) The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated, never
(B) The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated, never being
(C) The animosity between those who regulate and those who are regulated has never been
(D) Between those who regulate and those who are regulated, such animosity was never
(E) Between those who regulate and between those regulated, such animosity has never been
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement
In A, there is no main verb for the subject animosity. The animosity between .,never more pronounced
In B, being has wrongly been used as the main verb. animosity being more pronounced
In D and E, such animosity is awkward.
In C, animosity has never been conveys the intended meaning. C is the best choice.
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