A) leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of
B) with its cargo of 750000 gallons leaking into the ocean, and it polluted
C) and its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, polluting
D) while it leaked its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean and caused the pollution of
E) so that its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, and they were polluting the city’s beaches.
A) leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of
B) with its cargo of its cargo of 750000 gallons leaking into the ocean, and it polluted
C) and its cargo of its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, polluting
Solution:
Logical Parallelism + Modifiers
The subject is "oil barge" which "ran" aground and cargo "leaked" into the ocean “polluting” the city’s beaches.
A: the participle "leaking" modifies Puerto Rico and not the “oil barge”. “While causing” is awkwardly placed.
B: “Oil barge ran” is not parallel with “leaking”, "and it polluted" illogically refers to "oil barge". It’s the leaking of oil that caused pollution, not the oil barge.
D: “while it” (oil barge) leaked its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean. It is illogical to say that oil barge performed this action of leaking by itself. Again, "oil barge" cannot "cause the pollution of ..."
E: the use of "so that" incorrectly means oil barge ran aground off the coast ON PURPOSE so that its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean. Moreover, "they" lacks correct antecedent. Also, "were polluting" is wrong tense.
C: "its" correctly refers to oil barge. Parallel structure: oil barge "ran" and cargo "leaked…polluting…" . C is the best choice.
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