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Despite last minute efforts by the company's design team at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV, continuing its decline in the market, production ceasing at the end of the decade.
a) at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV, continuing its decline in the market, production ceasing
b) at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market, to cease production
c) at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued declining in the market, and production was ceased
d) to improve it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market, and production was ceased
e) to improve it, the gas-guzzling SUV is continuing its decline in the market, and to cease production
my concern: i selected D, the proclaimed answer, in this question; however, i somehow find the "AND" parallelism in D a little weird. the initial modifier "Despite last minute efforts by the company's design team at improving it" DOES make sense with the construction "the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market", however it(the modifier) DOES NOT make sense with the construction "and production was ceased at the end of the decade.
i feel that the following construction would have been better: Despite last minute efforts by the company's design team at improving it to improve it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market, and THUS production was ceased at the end of the decade
thanks
a) at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV, continuing its decline in the market, production ceasing
b) at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market, to cease production
c) at improving it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued declining in the market, and production was ceased
d) to improve it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market, and production was ceased
e) to improve it, the gas-guzzling SUV is continuing its decline in the market, and to cease production
my concern: i selected D, the proclaimed answer, in this question; however, i somehow find the "AND" parallelism in D a little weird. the initial modifier "Despite last minute efforts by the company's design team at improving it" DOES make sense with the construction "the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market", however it(the modifier) DOES NOT make sense with the construction "and production was ceased at the end of the decade.
i feel that the following construction would have been better: Despite last minute efforts by the company's design team at improving it to improve it, the gas-guzzling SUV continued its decline in the market, and THUS production was ceased at the end of the decade
thanks
