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[clammiestqasar]

Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile
Phones are increasingly common, many people now using their mobile phones
To make calls across a wide region at night and on weekends, when numerous
Wireless companies provide unlimited airtime for a relatively small monthly fee.

A. Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as
Mobile phones are increasingly common, many people.
B. As the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and as mobile
Phones became increasingly common, many people.
C. In the last year, with the cost of wireless service plummeting, and mobile
Phones have become increasingly common, there are many people.
D. With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year and mobile
Phones becoming increasingly common, many people are
E. While the cost of wireless service has plummeted in the last year and
Mobile phones are increasingly common, many people are.


OA D
But i think it will be B
Because the cost cannot be plummeting in the last year?

[reply2spg]

You need verb after 'many people' so eliminate A, B and C. I am not sure why D is correct and why not E?

Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile
Phones are increasingly common, many people now using their mobile phones
To make calls across a wide region at night and on weekends, when numerous
Wireless companies provide unlimited airtime for a relatively small monthly fee.

A. Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as
Mobile phones are increasingly common, many people.
B. As the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and as mobile
Phones became increasingly common, many people.
C. In the last year, with the cost of wireless service plummeting, and mobile
Phones have become increasingly common, there are many people.
D. With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year and mobile
Phones becoming increasingly common, many people are
E. While the cost of wireless service has plummeted in the last year and
Mobile phones are increasingly common, many people are.


OA D
But i think it will be B
Because the cost cannot be plummeting in the last year?

[uwhusky]

Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile phones are increasingly common, many people now using their mobile phones to make calls across a wide region at night and on weekends, when numerous wireless companies provide unlimited airtime for a relatively small monthly fee.

But i think it will be B
Because the cost cannot be plummeting in the last year?

Shoosh, please edit your posts before posting. Typos and formatting mistakes make the question unnecessarily difficult for discussion.

B: "As the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and as mobile phones became increasingly common, many people"

The sentence can be slimmed down to:

"As X and Y became increasingly common, people using their phones to make calls..."

Such construction is ungrammatical, because we're definitely missing a main verb in the second clause and the sentence is incomplete and nonsensical without it.

[uwhusky]

You need verb after 'many people' so eliminate A, B and C. I am not sure why D is correct and why not E?

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