Municipal governments are beginning to confront the growing pension liabilities; this leads
local politicians throughout the country to become increasingly vocal about restraining costs
and limiting services.
the growing pension liabilities; this leads
their growing pension liabilities; leading
the growth in their pension liabilities, which leads
their growing pension liabilities, leading
their growing pension liabilities, that leads
Soln
Meaning Analysis:
Cause & Effect
Municipal governments are beginning to confront the growing pension liabilities->-> local politicians throughout the country to become increasingly vocal about restraining costs and limiting services.
Error analysis :
Two clauses:
1)Municipal governments are beginning to confront the growing pension liabilities
2)this leads local politicians throughout the country to become increasingly vocal about restraining costs
and limiting services.
Here pronoun "This refer to Municipal governments , leads to be lead , even though its meaning is nonsensical .
Separation by semicolon says two IC . But intended meaning is 2nd clause is the effect
og first one , so Verb+Ing Modified is reqd to show the effect .
So it has two error Pronoun reference and use of ";".
POE:
a) is out because of pronoun error , Leads to lead and it does not say cause and effect meaning
B) is out because " use of verb +ing modifier after semicolon and secong clause is not IC , its fragment
c) is out as discussed in error analysis . it changes the intended meaning
D) Correct , precised intended meaning
E) Is out , use of Use and its refer to Municipal governments (plural subject) , so leads to be lead .
It also changes the intended meaning of author.
HENCE IMO:D
C