number of wild salmon--SC

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number of wild salmon--SC

by AnuragRatna » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:14 am
In Scotland, the number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting, by pollution, and by various other threats to the fish's habitat.

A number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
B number of wild salmon is reduced because deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled
C numbers of wild salmon has been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
D wild salmon's numbers are reduced by deep-sea and coastal netting that is not controlled
E wild salmon's numbers have been reduced by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting

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by phanikpk » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:18 am
IMO E

Because of parallelism by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting with by pollution and wild salmon's numbers are plural, followed by a plural verb.

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by AnjaliOberoi » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:30 pm
A number of wild salmon have been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting
B number of wild salmon is reduced because deep-sea and coastal netting is not controlled - parallelism issue
C numbers of wild salmon has been reduced because of uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting - parallelism issue
D wild salmon's numbers are reduced by deep-sea and coastal netting that is not controlled - awkward
E wild salmon's numbers have been reduced by uncontrolled deep-sea and coastal netting - correct

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by AnuragRatna » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:17 pm
@phanikpk, @AnjaliOberoi
thank you guys for your prompt response.
You both are right.
OA is E.