Evidence from surveys and interviews show friendships made in high school tend to last longer than those made in college.
for the singular subject "evidence" it should take the singular verb "shows"
(A) show friendships made in high school tend to last
(B) show high school friendships that tend to last
options A and B take a plural verb "show"- wrong
(C)
is showing high school friendships
tending to lastpresent progressive verb is used for actions that are happening right now!
evidence is not showing right now about how long a friendship lasts
Evidence shows "as a matter of fact"
therefore we need to use the simple-present tense "shows"
tending to last as a phrase in this sentence is a blunder!
(D) shows that friendships made in high school tend to last
this is the correct option!
(E)
shows friendships in high school tends to last
evidence cannot literally show friendship- huge meaning error- imagine evidence as a person showing friendship- this sentence is just wrong!