Question

Financial analysts said they were surprised that despite higher inflation and shrinking profits margins, investors continue pouring money into the stock market, believing that the American economy was nicely balanced, with little inflation.(A) continue pouring money into the stock market, believing that the American economy was(B) continue pouring money into the stock market, believing in the American economy as(C) still continue pouring money into the stock market in the belief that the American economy as(D) still continued to pour money into the stock market, believing in the American economy as(E) continued to pour money into the stock market in the belief that the American economy was

Answer 1

Answer:

(e) continued to pour money into the stock market in the belief that the american economy was

Explanation:

(a) continue pouring money into the stock market, believing that the American economy was

(b) continue pouring money into the stock market, believing in the American economy as

(c) still continue pouring money into the stock market in the belief that the American economy as

A, B and C: Analysts were surprised that,.... investors continue

It is not possible that analysts were surprised i.e. (In the Past) with regard to an action happening now (investors continue).

(d) still continued pouring money into the stock market, believing in the American economy as

Still continued is not proper as A still does B means A continues to do B.

Thus in D, still continued is redundant.

Hence, E is the right answer

(e) continued to pour money into the stock market in the belief that the american economy was