Every answer choice but E can be eliminated based solely on parallelism:komal wrote:When Congress reconvenes, some newly elected members from rural states will try and establish tighter restrictions for the amount of grain farmers are to be allowed to grow and to encourage more aggressive sales of United States farm products overseas.
(A) and establish tighter restrictions for the amount of grain farmers are to be allowed to grow and to encourage
(8) and establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain able to be grown by farmers and encouraging
(C) establishing tighter restrictions for the amount of grain farmers are allowed to grow and to encourage
(D) to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain capable of being grown by farmers and encouraging
(E) to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain farmers will be allowed to grow and to encourage
OA E
A: ...try and establish....and to encourage. Not parallel. Eliminate A.
B: ...try and establish...and encouraging. Not parallel. Eliminate B.
C: ...try establishing...and to encourage. Not parallel. Eliminate C.
D: try to establish...and encouraging. Not parallel. Eliminate D.
The correct answer is E.
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