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Students in the metropolitan

by allfta » Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:38 am
Students in the metropolitan school district lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming ever more dependent on information-based industries.
(A) lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming
(B) lack math skills to a large enough degree that they will be difficult to absorb into a city's economy that becomes
(C) lack of math skills is so large as to be difficult to absorb them into a city's economy that becomes
(D) are lacking so much in math skills as to be difficult to absorb into a city's economy becoming
(E) are so lacking in math skills that it will be difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming

OA: E.

I am all clear of this question only expect becoming part. Regarding to this question, OG says "that becomes should be becoming". But, I don't know the reason why "that becomes > becoming" is. plz help
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