Following the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, investigators concluded that many key people employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractors work an excessive amount of overtime that has the potential of causing errors in judgment.
(A) overtime that has the potential of causing
(B) overtime that has the potential to cause
(C) overtime that potentially can cause
(D) overtime, a practice that has the potential for causing
(E) overtime, a practice that can, potentially, cause
Solution (Posted on Jan 29th):
Solution (Posted on Jan 29th):
Choices D and E rightly bring in the subject - a practice. While D gives the wrong intent - has the potential of causing - and the phrase for causing is also incorrect in meaning and intent, choice E stays concise and clear, thus remains right.
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