A. despite being the cheaper, was selected as the less appealing
--> 'cheaper' should have a comparable object but none is found here.
B. despite being the cheapest, was selected as the least appealing
--> correct
C. despite its being the cheapest, was selected to be the less appealing
--> 'its' has been incorrectly mentioned as a referent is not required here as the clause after comma refers directly to the word "visiting relatives"
D. although being the cheaper, was selected
...
--> 'cheaper' should have a comparable object but none is found here.
B. despite being the cheapest, was selected as the least appealing
--> correct
C. despite its being the cheapest, was selected to be the less appealing
--> 'its' has been incorrectly mentioned as a referent is not required here as the clause after comma refers directly to the word "visiting relatives"
D. although being the cheaper, was selected
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