Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Hikers need strong boots as well as a large

Hikers need strong boots as well as a large, comfortable backpack

a) Hikers need strong boots as well as a large, comfortable

b) Hikers need strong boots and a large, comfortable

c) A hiker needs strong boots as well as a large, comfortable

d) Hikers need strong boots as well as a comfortable, large

e) A hiker need strong boots and a comfortable, large

The dilemma you are facing is chiefly because of your attempt to find the one correct choice that is mired with four other wrong choices.
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