Sentence Correction Q2

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Sentence Correction Q2

by charan13387 » Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:55 am
A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.

(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

Correct Answer is A but I answered D. Why is D incorrect?
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by vivekchandrams » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:37 am
Hi charan,

Please recheck the answer.

The answer what you got is right. It's D

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