Question

In the following question, a sentence is given with certain words marked as (

Q: Answer-In the following question, a sentence is given with certain words marked as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (...

The present participle verb straining make severe or excessive demands on doesnt fit in the first position as the preposition by makes the sentence passive So, a past participle verb should be used after the auxiliary verb are. The verb exacerbated make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse fits perfectly in the first position. So, A and B should be interchanged. The verb in the second position should be in active voice as the noun after the definite article the is the object of the participle verb. So, the present participle verb fits perfectly in the second position. Hence, option c is the correct answer.

A , (
A by several factors which are exacerbated(
B , (
B the demand(
C , (
C for water use for agricultural(
D and (
D , municipal, industrial and livestock purposes(
E . Choose the option with the pair(s) of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If no change is required, mark 'No change required' as your answer These crises are straining(
E .