Question

At the annual stockholders meeting, investors heard a presentation on the numerous challenges facing the company, including among them the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for the company’s powerful microprocessor chip.(A) including among them the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the declining sales for(B) which includes the threat of a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and declining sales of(C) included among these the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as a decline in sales for(D) among them the threat of a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the decline in sales of(E) among these the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as the decline in sales for

Answer 1

Answer:

(D) among them the threat of a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the decline in sales of

Explanation:

Simplified Meaning is: Several issues were heard by investors at the annual SHM.

Two problems were among those: a threat from the MDPI of a competitor and a decline in the sales of the strong microprocessor chip of the company.

Verbing modifier should amend the preceding clause and make much sense in relation to the preceding clause.

Modifies the problems here with the other options and does not suit well with the subjective "investors".