The easier thing to look for here at first is the
Subject Verb Agreement.
Now the subject here is not
singular but plural. Notice the word ‘papers’ that isn’t in italics, which means that it is not the name of the document under discussion.
We need the verb ‘
represent’ to go with this subject.
Scan the options and eliminate choices that flout the SVA:
A) and important as a body of work in political science as well,
represents(B) as well as an important body of work in political science,
represent(C) and also a body of work of importance in political science is
representing(D) an important body of work in political science and
has been representative of(E) and as political science an important body of work too,
representEliminate Options A, C and D. Two options with ‘represent’.
Let’s look at
Option E We can now check for parallelism. In Option E it says ‘as political science’ which changes the meaning of the sentence.
Eliminate Option E. Option B is the best choice. Hope this helps!
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