PiyushK wrote:
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Stock levels for domestic crude oil are far lower than in past years,
leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly prompted by colder-than-normal temperatures.
A. leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
B. leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be
C. leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly
D. resulting in the fact that domestic oil prices are vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
E. resulting in the fact of domestic oil prices that are vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be
Question implies the following :
Lower stock levels of domestic crude oil - leave oil prices vulnerable to - hints of oil supply disruptions in Middle East, (or) unexpected growth in (possible) consumer demand
Keeping this in mind, lets move on to the answer choices
A. leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies
being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth
possibly -
'being disrupted' indicates ongoing disruption by someone. 'possibly prompted' - awkwardB. leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be -
usage of 'might be' rightly leads on the possibility intended. 'hints of oil supply disruption in' is concise and straightforward.
C. leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly -
as was possibly is wrong tense . also possibly again introduces same awkwardness as in choice AD. resulting in the fact that domestic oil prices are vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly -
errors similar to option AE. resulting in the fact of domestic oil prices that are vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be -
'resulting in the fact of' is improper and awkward constructionIMO B