(A) Severe and increasing numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies that seem
(B) Severe and increasing numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system, deficiencies seeming
(C) Severe and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem
(D) Severely and increasingly numerous critics point to deficiencies in the British legal system seeming
(E) Severely and increasingly numerous critics are pointing to deficiencies in the British legal system that seem
Solution:
Modifiers
In A and B, “increasing numerous critics” is incorrect. Here, an adverb “increasingly” must modify “numerous” (adjective).
In D and E, “severely” and “numerous” must be parallel because they both are modifying “critics”
“Severe” must be parallel is to “numerous”. Both “severe” and “numerous” are adjectives which modify “critics”. “Increasingly” is an adverb which modifies the adjective “numerous”.
Hence, C is the best choice.
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