(A) investing capital in commercial office buildings despite vacancy rates in existing structures that are exceptionally high and
(B) capital investment in commercial office buildings, even though vacancy rates in existing structures are exceptionally high and there is
(C) capital to be invested in commercial office buildings even though there are exceptionally high vacancy rates in existing structures with
(D) investing capital in commercial office buildings even though the vacancy rates are exceptionally high in existing structures with
(E) capital investment in commercial office buildings despite vacancy rates in existing structures that are exceptionally high, and although there is
Solution:
Idiom
‘Encourage’ is a noun and can modify only a noun (or noun phrase). Thus, “investing capital” cannot follow ‘encourage’ (‘capital investment’ or ‘investment of capital’ can). Therefore, A and D can be eliminated.
C can be eliminated due to the awkward use of “capital to be invested”, “even though”, and ‘with’
C and D can be eliminated as due to the use of ‘with’, “no demand for new construction” has no clear reference.
E is wordy and awkward and “although there is” changes the meaning.
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