The SC above is modeled after the following official SC:
With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.
(A) With
(B) As
(C) Being
(D) Despite having
(E) Although accounting for
Here -- as in the SC above -- the intention is to express a CONTRAST between statistics:
Only
5 percent of the world's population
But
28 percent of its renewable sources.
Eliminate A, B and C, since
with,
as and
being do not imply contrast.
D states that United States citizens are
HAVING 5 percent of the world's population -- a nonsensical meaning.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is
E.
The OA includes a VERBLESS CLAUSE.
In a verbless clause, the subject and verb are omitted, but their presence is understood.
Although [they are] accounting for only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources.
Here, the words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
Similar reasoning can be applied to the SC above.
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