Sentence Correction

Sales of United States manufactured goods to non industrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992, which is 14 percent more than the previous year and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.
(A) which is 14 percent more than the previous year
(B) which is 14 percent higher than it was the previous year
(C) 14 percent higher than the previous year's figure
(D) an amount that is 14 percent more than the previous year was
(E) an amount that is 14 percent higher than the previous year's figure

What is wrong with "C".

C miss which,
IMO: B

'which' is A&B modifies the year 1992 and not correct.

C also has the same error.'14 percent higher' modifies the year 1992.

Narrows down to D&E.

In D the sales compared to the year.Wrong.

In E sales in 1992 compared to sales of previous year.

Pick E

Actually C could fit even without the which, e.g.:

1. Sales of United States manufactured goods to non industrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992, 14 percent higher than the previous year's figure, and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.

However, there are two problems in such a sentence: (a) the comma after figure is missing, and (b) the subject of offsets (singular) becomes Sales (plural), and a subject-verb agreement mistake appears. If offsets were plural (offset), it would be parallel to rose.

The issue with C is actually that the verb is is missing, thereby breaking the parallelism X is .... and offsets....

What is the source f this question ? Good tricky question .

Thanks for the explanation Selango. Does it mean that C with "which" and without "which" is the same ?

selango wrote:'which' is A&B modifies the year 1992 and not correct.

C also has the same error.'14 percent higher' modifies the year 1992.

Narrows down to D&E.

In D the sales compared to the year.Wrong.

In E sales in 1992 compared to sales of previous year.

Pick E

pesfunk wrote:Thanks for the explanation Selango. Does it mean that C with "which" and without "which" is the same ?

selango wrote:'which' is A&B modifies the year 1992 and not correct.

C also has the same error.'14 percent higher' modifies the year 1992.

Narrows down to D&E.

In D the sales compared to the year.Wrong.

In E sales in 1992 compared to sales of previous year.

Pick E

Yes Manish.

If 'which' is in C,it ll modify the year.

If 'which' is not there,14 percent modifies the year.

Amit@MasterGMAT wrote:Actually C could fit even without the which, e.g.:

1. Sales of United States manufactured goods to non industrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992, 14 percent higher than the previous year's figure, and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.

However, there are two problems in such a sentence: (a) the comma after figure is missing, and (b) the subject of offsets (singular) becomes Sales (plural), and a subject-verb agreement mistake appears. If offsets were plural (offset), it would be parallel to rose.

The issue with C is actually that the verb is is missing, thereby breaking the parallelism X is .... and offsets....

Thank you @ amit good explaination

OA E