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Currently 26 billion barrels a year, world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of 2
percent annually.
A. world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of
B. the world is consuming oil at an increasing rate of
C. the world's oil is being consumed at the increasing rate of
D. the rise in the rate of the world's oil consumption is
E. oil is consumed by the world at an increasing rate of

Ans Option A
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by Uva@90 » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:59 pm
Hi Rommy Singh,

If you dont mind could also post OA along with question. It could helps other who are trying.

Is OA A ?

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by bonetlobo » Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:32 pm
The opening modifier is "Currently 26 billion barrels a year". So, this should be followed by "what" is currently 26 billion barrels a year. The answer is: World consumption of oil.

Only A seems to conform with this structure. Is this an official question? Looks like one of the easy ones.