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After returning from several years abroad, Martin has to face many changes: friends who were disinterested students are now corporate figures, as well as friends from large cities having gone on to start small communal farms in surrounding rural areas.

A. changes: friends who were disinterested students are now corporate figures, as well as friends from large cities having gone
B changes; friends who were disinterested students now being corporate figures, and friends from large cities going
C. changes-friends who were disinterested students becoming corporate figures, and friends from large cities go
D. changes-friends who were disinterested students are now corporate figures, and friends from big cities have gone
E. changes: disinterested student friends are now corporate figures and friends from large cities who went

ritumaheshwari02 wrote:After returning from several years abroad, Martin has to face many changes: friends who were disinterested students are now corporate figures, as well as friends from large cities having gone on to start small communal farms in surrounding rural areas.

A. changes: friends who were disinterested students are now corporate figures, as well as friends from large cities having gone
B changes; friends who were disinterested students now being corporate figures, and friends from large cities going
C. changes-friends who were disinterested students becoming corporate figures, and friends from large cities go
D. changes-friends who were disinterested students are now corporate figures, and friends from big cities have gone
E. changes: disinterested student friends are now corporate figures and friends from large cities who went

A- friends (who were disinterested students) are now corporate figures, as well as friends from large cities having gone ARE NOT PARALLEL. Use of HAVING GONE is not appropriate. HAVING GONE is used when we talk about some other event as well.

B-SEMICOLON connects CLAUSES NOT PHRASE

C - -friends... becoming corporate figures, AND friends from large cities go ARE NOT PARALLEL. First part is a phrase and 2nd a clause

E - disinterested student friends are now corporate figures and friends from large cities..ARE NOT PARALLEL

IMO D