Question

Correct the sentence below:

Unlike most other mergers in the utility industry, which have been driven by the need to save money and extend companies' service areas, the merger of the nation's leading gas and electric company is intended to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question with states opening their utility markets to competition.

(A) and electric company is intended to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question with states opening

(B) and electric companies are intended to create a huge network for marketing the utilities in question as states open

(C) and electric companies are intended to create a huge network that will be marketing the utilities in question, with states opening

(D) company and electric company are intending to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question, with states opening

(E) company and leading electric company is intended to create a huge network for marketing the utilities in question as states open

Answer 1

The correct option is E

Step-by-step explanation:

Option A is wrong because there should be two companies needed for a merger, but this option makes it look like it's just one company "gas and electric company is". For example, Procter and Gamble company is not a merger.

Option B is also wrong because if it is a merger then "are" in "and electric companies are" makes it wrong.

Option C has the same error as option B

Option D has the same error as option B

Option E is the correct option because it eliminates the error in Option A; the merger of the nation's leading "gas company and electric company " and also eliminates the error in option B, C, and D, replacing "are" with "is".