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Your incessant meddling in my affairs, your obnoxious ridiculing of my suggestions and sudden departure prevented our conference from yielding significant results.
(A) and sudden departure prevented
(B) and your suddenness of departure prevented
(C) and your sudden departing prevented
(D) and your sudden departing caused the prevention of
(E) plus your sudden departure prevented
Choice A: In Option A, we see a clear parallelism error; the verbs "meddling" and "ridiculing" have been made to parallel the noun "departure". Thus, Option A is incorrect.
Choice B: In Option B, we see a clear parallelism error; the verbs "meddling" and "ridiculing" have been made to parallel the noun "suddenness". Thus, Option B is incorrect.
Choice C: Option D maintains parallelism by paralleling the verbs "meddling" and "ridiculing" with the verb "departing". Thus, Option C is correct.
Choice D: Option D is needlessly wordy, due to the use of the phrase "caused the prevention of"; the verb “prevented” conveys the same meaning much more concisely. Thus, Option D is not a good answer choice.
Choice E: Option E repeats the parallelism error that Option A made. Thus, Option E is incorrect.
Hence, C is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team