Can someone please clarify??

[harish]

The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation’s air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
(A) to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts
(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting
(C) to lead to a 55 percent increase in delay at airports and prompt
(D) to lead to an increase of 55 percent in delays at airports, and prompted
(E) leading to a 55-percent increase in delays at airports and prompting

Judge Bonham denied a motion to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of to confine them to a hotel.
(A) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of to confine them to
(B) that would have allowed members of the jury to go home at the end of each day instead of confined to
(C) under which members of the jury are allowed to go home at the end of each day instead of confining them in
(D) that would allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than confinement in
(E) to allow members of the jury to go home at the end of each day rather than be confined to

Please Clarify

[spoiler]OA EE[/spoiler]

[krishnaraju]

To Lead is not idiomatic, We are left with B and E.
More delay or Increase in the delays. I would choose Increase.
My pick is E.

The other one is tricky. I would adopt elimination process.
'Confined To' is the best. So we have B and E. E sounds the best.
Option A: wordy and awkward construction
B: 'Instead of Confined to' is again awkward. I would prefer 'rather'
C: awkward
D: confinement in ..doesn't sound good
E: my pick.

[harish]

Thanks krishnaraju

[raunekk]

IMO:E

E


2nd -subjunctive mood..

[fighting_cax]

To Lead is not idiomatic, We are left with B and E.
More delay or Increase in the delays. I would choose Increase.
My pick is E.

Why not B? What's wrong with this answer choice?

[kuldeep4gmat]

E
A

[moorthy76]

1. E

2. D..... i cant find anything wrong with this one....

Someone pls explain...

[kuldeep4gmat]

@surya

2 D is wrong because of || ism.
"to go" should be parallel to "to confine"

Please correct me if i am wrong

[moorthy76]

thanks.... i didnt see the error....