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Palladium prices have soared, with Russia restricting exports and because automakers have started using it to make the huge engines in sport utility vehicles and other light trucks.

A. Palladium prices have soared, with Russia restricting exports and because automakers have started using
B. Palladium prices have soared, with Russia restricting exports, in addition to automakers that have started to use
C. Prices for palladium have soared as Russia has restricted exports and automakers have started using
D. Prices for palladium have soared as Russia has been restricting exports, in addition to automakers starting to use
E. Prices for palladium have soared because Russia is restricting exports, as well as automakers that have started using

tinashine20 wrote:Palladium prices have soared, with Russia restricting exports and because automakers have started using it to make the huge engines in sport utility vehicles and other light trucks.

A. Palladium prices have soared, with Russia restricting exports and because automakers have started using
B. Palladium prices have soared, with Russia restricting exports, in addition to automakers that have started to use
C. Prices for palladium have soared as Russia has restricted exports and automakers have started using
D. Prices for palladium have soared as Russia has been restricting exports, in addition to automakers starting to use
E. Prices for palladium have soared because Russia is restricting exports, as well as automakers that have started using

IMO E

Whats the OA?

IMO : C. Answer should hold correct parallelism.

umeshpatil wrote:IMO : C. Answer should hold correct parallelism.

I chose because over as

Whats the OA?

umeshpatil wrote:IMO : C. Answer should hold correct parallelism.

Agreed. The events are occurring simultaneously, so using present perfect for all three (prices soaring, Russia restricting, and automakers using) makes sense.

IMO C