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In my view , points of split are below.

1. Seemingly versus seeming... Seemingly is correct.
2. Accentuated versus accentuates--- later verb is correct because it moves along with "have"
3. In choosing versus by choosing---By choosing is preferable though former is also correct.
4. Choose x over y versus choose x instead of y....Former is better.

Here 1 and 2 must be present in statement. 3 and 4 is matter of preference.
C goes along with above logic.
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Why isn't accentuates, accentuate ? Isn't accentuates singular?

By choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuated their luxury-laden lives."

By choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuated
By choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seeming younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuates
In choosing glass apartments in hundred-foot towers instead of brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuates
In choosing glass apartments in hundred-foot towers instead of brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuated
In choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seeming younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic, accentuating

In the 'that clause' - 'that accentuates their luxury-laden lives' - the subject of the clause is 'that' which is a placeholder for 'a modern design ethic'.
The modern design ethic accentuates their luxury-laden lives. The subject is singular (anyway obvious from the use of article 'a' before modern design ethic) and hence needs a singular verb - accentuates.

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Although there are other errors regarding oprion E, is using verbing modifier a correct usage?
My reasoning is, the professionals have embraced a ethic and as a result, their luxury-laden lives are accentuated. Is my reasoning wrong with respect to the usage of Verb+ing modifier?
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Seemingly is the correct here instead of seeming because adjectives cannot modify other adjectives which is why we here prefer seemingly, an adverb, over the word seeming. Thus B and E are out
Now between accentuated and accentuate. As we see the word 'have embraced' means they are yet embracing and thus use of past tense accentuated is incorrect. Therefore we reject those answers.
At last accentuating changes the meaning of the sentence hence we can reject that too
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A) By choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuated — have embraced, that accentuated. Tenses aren’t parallel. Incorrect.

(B) By choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seeming younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuates — seeming isn’t an adverb and is illogically acting as a gerund. Eliminate.

(C) In choosing glass apartments in hundred-foot towers instead of brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuates — Errors in A & B have been corrected. No other error. Correct.

(D) In choosing glass apartments in hundred-foot towers instead of brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seemingly younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic that accentuated - same as A. Eliminated.

(E) In choosing glass apartments towering a hundred feet over brownstone units designed for earlier generations, seeming younger-than-ever moneyed professionals have embraced a modern design ethic, accentuating - same as B. Eliminated. Also

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Sir,

By going with your logic number- 2, I can never use idiom "choose x over y" because every time it will give meaning of the placement of x over y.

Please help me to clear this doubt.

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The three genuine splits in this case are:

1. The correct 'seemingly younger' or incorrect 'seeming younger'? – Eliminate B and E. Among A, C, and D:
2. 'over' or 'instead of'? – Over may imply that the glass towers physically stand over the brownstone units and hence is inappropriate. Eliminate A. Between C and D:
3. Present tense or past tense? We need the present ‘accentuates’ to the past’ accentuated’ – Eliminate D.

C is the answer.

By choosing or in choosing is not a critical factor
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