(A) laissez-faire capitalism is the cornerstone of the new government
(B) the cornerstone of the new government is laissez-faire capitalism
(C) laissez-faire capitalism is the new government’s cornerstone
(D) the new government has made laissez-faire capitalism its cornerstone
(E) the new government has a laissez-faire cornerstone of capitalism
Solution:
Parallelism
The sentence starts with "like the government that came before it ...". This should be parallel to 'the new government..."
A, B, and C are incorrect because they don’t start with “the new government”.
Next, we have “which sets new records...". This should be parallel to "laissez-faire capitalism'".
D: “which set new records” is parallel to “has made laissez-faire…”. Hence, D is the best choice.
E: Unclear and ambiguous.
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