literary criticism

[pappueshwar]

As literary criticism grows more complex, students majoring in specialized areas like those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse have been becoming increasingly successful at finding positions in the faculties of top universities.

A. majoring in specialized areas like those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse have been becoming increasingly
B. who major in such specialized areas as post-colonialism and Marxist discourse are becoming more and more
C. who majored in specialized areas such as those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse are being increasingly
D. who major in specialized areas like those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse have been becoming more and more
E. having majored in such specialized areas as post-colonialism and Marxist discourse are being increasingly

[killer1387]

As literary criticism grows more complex, students majoring in specialized areas like those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse have been becoming increasingly successful at finding positions in the faculties of top universities.

A. majoring in specialized areas like those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse have been becoming increasingly
B. who major in such specialized areas as post-colonialism and Marxist discourse are becoming more and more
C. who majored in specialized areas such as those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse are being increasingly
D. who major in specialized areas like those of post-colonialism and Marxist discourse have been becoming more and more
E. having majored in such specialized areas as post-colonialism and Marxist discourse are being increasingly

B IMO

[sam2304]

A/D - usage of 'like' for indicating examples is wrong. We should use 'such as'.
C - majored is wrong tense here, we are speaking of something that is happening and we need present continuous here.
E - having majored, being - both are wrong.

IMO B.

[Sanjay2706]

The answer has to be B.