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by [email protected] » Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:51 pm
With only 5 percent of the world's population,
United States citizens consume 28 percent of its
nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third
of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per
capita than Europeans do.

A. With
B. As
C. Being
D. Despite having
E. Although accounting for

Why is option D wrong ?
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by Phirozz » Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:17 pm
Its E.

D is wrong because despite having refers to possessions, rather than constitute. U S citizens constitute 5% of the world's population.

If the subject is U S and not U S Citizens, it could have been option D.
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