(A) is the effects of bacterial deterioration: spoilage of food, metals corroding
(B) are the effects of bacterial deterioration: spoilage of food, metals corroding
(C) is the effects of bacterial deterioration, which include spoilage of food, metals corroding
(D) are the effects of bacterial deterioration, which includes spoilage of food, corrosion of metals
(E) are the effects of bacterial deterioration: spoilage of food, corrosion of metals
Solution:
Subject-verb Agreement + Parallelism + Modifiers
A and C: “is”(singular verb)…“effects”(plural subject)…” leads to subject-verb agreement.
B: “spoilage of food” and “metals corroding” are not parallel.
D: “which” incorrectly refers to “deterioration” instead of “effects”.
E: “spoilage…” examples of the effects are correctly listed after colon. Hence, E is the best choice.
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