Bunuel wrote:
The expected drop in the price of cotton could
be a serious impact to agrarian nations and severely diminish the possibility to attain an economic growth rate above 10 percent.
(A) be a serious impact to agrarian nations and severely diminish the possibility to attain
(B) seriously impact on agrarian nations and severely impede the possibility to attain
(C) seriously impact on agrarian nations and severely impede the possibility of attaining
(D) have a serious impact on agrarian nations and severely diminish the possibility of attaining
(E) have a serious impact on agrarian nations and severely impede the possibility to attain
(A)
be a serious impact to agrarian nations and severely diminish the possibility to attain
Is the expected drop price being a serious impact. No its having one. Eliminate.
(B)
seriously impact on agrarian nations and severely impede the possibility to attain
Use of seriously is incorrect. Impact is noun here.
(C)
seriously impact on agrarian nations and severely impede the possibility of attaining
Use of seriously is incorrect. Impact is noun here.
(D) have a serious impact on agrarian nations and severely diminish the possibility of attaining
Correct.
(E) have a serious impact on agrarian nations and severely
impede the possibility to attain
The use of impede changes the meaning. Impede means to hinder or stop. Also possibility of is incorrect.
IMO D