Saturday, May 2, 2009

A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains

A land-use planning institute in the Great Plains cites sharp declines in population and prosperity, marked by a 50-percent decrease in the population of some cities and by an equivalent decrease in the median income throughout the region, as major reasons to set aside the area they call the Plains Commons reserve.

A)as major reasons to set aside the area they call
B)that are the major reasons to set aside the area they call
C)as the major reason to set aside the area it calls
D)that is the major reason to set aside the area called
E)as major reasons to set aside the area it calls

1 comment:

  1. (E)

    This question has double SVA trap.

    1. 'They call' vs. 'it calls'

    'It calls' is correct because here subject of main sentence is 'institute'.

    2. 'the major reason' vs 'major reasons'

    'Major reasons' is correct because decline has multiple reasons: population and income

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