The public's general concern about the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund and their overall faith in the long-term growth of the stock market
has led to a rise in interest in Individual Retirement Accounts or IRAs
Their is a subject-verb agreement error in the original sentence.
Public's concern [...] and their overall faith [...] have. Also public is singular noun and hence usage of
their is also wrong.
Its should be used here.
A) and their overall faith in the long-term growth of the stock market has -
2 issues discussed aboveB) and
they have overall faith in in the long-term growth of the stock market which has -
They has no clear antecedentC) as well as their overall faith in the long-term growth of the stock market, has -
their is not the correct antecedent for publicD) as well as overall faith in the long-term growth of the stock market,
have -
The verb after As well as must always agree with the first subject. Hence usage of have is wrong here.E) and its overall faith in the long-term growth of the stock market have -
Correct choice