Sentence Correction

Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.
a. from the laying of private television cables on public land
b. from laying private television cables on the public land
c. by the laying of private television cables on the public's land
d. from private television cables being laid on public land
e. by laying private television cables on land that was public

IMO A

correct idiom

derive x from Y

A should be ans

sanjay_dce wrote:correct idiom

derive x from Y

A should be ans

Why not B?

vaibhav.iit2002 wrote:

sanjay_dce wrote:correct idiom

derive x from Y

A should be ans

Why not B?

IMO "the public land" is awkward phrasing

I think it's A

OA is A.
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