(A) After gradual declension down
(B) Following a gradual declension down
(C) After gradual declining down
(D) After gradually declining
(E) Following gradually declining
Solution:
Redundancy*
A, B, and C can be eliminated due to use of decline + down.
E is wrong because of the use of following...declining
D is the best choice.
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