(A) as one registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds
(B) to be one that is registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds
(C) as one that is registered to an individual and that has a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds
(D) to have a gross weight less than 8,000 pounds and being registered to an individual
(E) as having a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds and registered to an individual
Solution:
Parallelism + Idioms
A and B illogically suggests that “individual” weighs 8000 pounds or less.
In D “The department defines vehicle to” is unidiomatic. Furthermore, “to have… and being…” violates parallelism.
In E, “having… and registered…” violates parallelism.
In C, “defines vehicle as one that is registered… and that has a gross weight…” maintains parallelism
and “define X as Y” is idiomatic. Hence, C is the best choice.
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