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Sentence Correction

by akash singhal » Sat May 09, 2015 6:15 am
Although the initial setup of generators and a power grid by Edison and JP Morgan
was rather costly, the electrification of lighting in lower Manhattan doubled work
efficiency when the energy costs were cut in half.


(A) the electrification of lighting in lower Manhattan doubled work efficiency
when the energy costs were cut in half
(B) the electrification of lighting in lower Manhattan doubled work efficiency
while cutting energy costs in half
(C) the electrification of lighting in lower Manhattan doubled work efficiency
while costs were cut to half
(D) lighting electrification in lower Manhattan doubled work efficiency while energy
costs were cut in half
(E) lighting electrification in lower Manhattan doubled work efficiency while
costs were cut to half

OE B

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by Haldiram Bhujiawala » Sat May 09, 2015 7:34 am
akash singhal wrote: OE B
Why B? Why the other options are wrong? Explain each option in detail.