Like most other marsupial species and all other kangaroo species, the diet of the swamp wallaby consists of leaves and other sorts of vegetation.

A. Like most other marsupial species and all other kangaroo species, the diet of the swamp wallaby consists
B. Like those of most other marsupial species and all other kangaroo species, the diets of the swamp wallaby consists
C. Just like the diet of most other marsupial species and all other kangaroo species, the diet of the swamp wallaby consists
D. Similar to the diets of most other marsupial species and all other kangaroo species, the swamp wallabies consists
E. Like most other marsupial species and all other kangaroo species, the swamp wallaby has a diet consisting

Answer E

Why is C wrong?
Kaplan's explanation:
C should be eliminated because in the introductory phrase "diet" should be plural.
Why should it be diets instead of diet?

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