Sentence Correction (SC) | Though it is difficult to obtain reliable news of the war-torn region,

Though it is difficult to obtain reliable news of the war-torn region, the supply of necessities, everything from flour to drinking water, are thought to be nearly exhausted.

(A) are thought to be nearly exhausted
(B) are thought nearly in exhaustion
(C) is nearly thought to be exhausted
(D) is thought to be nearly exhausted
(E) is thought of as being near to exhaustion

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