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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
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We need a verb for the sentence -> C,D,E
C: awkward because of modifiers
E: while gives change in meaning
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prasannar wrote: 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 EA and B definitely wrong, bcause they omitted main verb after "people" C. In the last year,...there are... D. "with the cost of.." can not modifies "many people". D means: Many people, with the cost of wireless ..., are Correct me if I am wrong!
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plummeting in the last year - looks wrong.
last year means past tense.
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prasannar wrote: 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 I came down to D and E because you need " Many people ARE" here and E is wrong because it has "Has Plummeted" D would be the right choice...
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