Supply ofOil...

[barron]

The supply of oil being finite has become an economical and political consideration of the first magnitude for all modern industrial nations.
(A) The supply of oil being finite has become an economical
(B) The finite supply of oil has become an economical
(C) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economical
(D) The supply of oil being finite has become an economic
(E) That the supply of oil is finite has become an economic

OA-E

for me, E is a fragment
Can anyone give more info on this

[sulabh]

Economic is the right usage here.Left with D & E.'Being' in D makes it wrong.Hence E is the answer.

[nareshattri]

Economic is the right usage here.Left with D & E.'Being' in D makes it wrong.Hence E is the answer.

How do you distinguish between the usage of economic and that of economical ?

Thanks,
Naresh

[sulabh]

Economical-less spending: economical meal
Economic-related to the economy: economic consideration

[sibbineni]

Economic means "having to do with the economy or the study of economics".

Economical means " careful or prudent in managing financies, money saving"