A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new
construction dollars by several billion dollars, making the construction industry's
economic health much more robust than five years ago.
(A) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than
five years ago
(B) and make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than
five years ago
(C) making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than it
was five years ago
(D) to make the construction industry's economic health much more robust than
five years ago
(E) in making the construction industry's economic health much more robust than
it as five years ago

IMO (C)

OA not provided