Official Solution:
Trend Global, a company known for its employee perks, allows flexible work hours, permits scooter rides on campus, and even a massage facility.
A. allows flexible work hours, permits scooter rides on campus, and even a massage facility
B. allows flexible work hours, permits scooter rides on campus, and even offers a massage facility
C. is allowing flexible work hours, permitting scooter rides on campus, and is even offering a massage facility
D. allow flexible work hours, permit scooter rides on campus, and even offer a massage facility
E. will allow flexible work hours, permit scooter rides on campus, and even offers a massage facility
In the sentence, the subject "Trend Global" is being described as a company known for its employee perks. The verbs used to describe the company's actions should be parallel and in the present tense, as the sentence is discussing a current state of affairs. Additionally, the verbs should agree with the subject in number, which is singular.
Therefore, "allows," "permits," and "offers" are the correct verb forms in the present tense, third-person singular form that agree with the subject "Trend Global".
Option A uses the verb "allows" and "permits" correctly, but the phrase "even a massage facility" is incorrect. The phrase "even a massage facility" is incomplete because it lacks a verb that would agree with the subject "Trend Global".
Option
B is correct because it uses the correct verb forms and provides a complete and clear list of employee perks offered by Trend Global.
Option C is incorrect because "is allowing," "permitting," and "is even offering" are present continuous forms, which suggest that these actions are currently in progress, but the sentence is describing a general characteristic of the company rather than a current action.
Option D is incorrect because "allow," "permit," and "offer" are not in the correct third-person singular form to agree with the singular subject "Trend Global."
Option E is incorrect because the verb "will allow" suggests that these actions will happen in the future, rather than describing a current state of affairs.
Answer: B