Jamboree Question of the Day - Day 122, April 20th 2011

Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.

(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead

(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads

(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead

(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads

(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead

Solution (Posted on April 23rd): 

A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by.... - meaning error.

B) Leads - singular; inventories - plural

C) they - unnecessary pronoun

D) Same as B

E) CORRECT; the meaning intent is clear.