"AND" when introducing a list of items is always plural.
A and C are out because they are using singular verb -was,has,
B, D and E remaining
D is out because it uses "was" for present tense.
E is out because of parallelism -
X have been as disturbing in his own time as compelling for ours. Wrong
X have been as disturbing in his own time as X (it) is compelling for ours. <----THIS WOULD BE THE CORRECT USAGE
so E is out
color=#007236]Therefore B is correct. CORRECT
...
A and C are out because they are using singular verb -was,has,
B, D and E remaining
D is out because it uses "was" for present tense.
E is out because of parallelism -
X have been as disturbing in his own time as compelling for ours. Wrong
X have been as disturbing in his own time as X (it) is compelling for ours. <----THIS WOULD BE THE CORRECT USAGE
so E is out
color=#007236]Therefore B is correct. CORRECT
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