The loss of confidence among consumers led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, caused both dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting in widespread unemployment.
(A) led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, caused both dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting
(B) led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, causing dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting
(C) that led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, causing both dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting
(D)that led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, caused both dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulted
(E) leading to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, caused dramatic drops in both demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulted
Doubt- Why is option C a sentence fragment?
The loss of confidence (subject) led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, caused both dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting in widespread unemployment.
The second half of the sentence talks about the effect of the first clause and therefore we have to use a participle and not a verb.
The loss of confidence among consumers led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, Consequence? Causing dramatic drops, resulting in….
Option C- The loss of confidence among consumers that led to a sudden reduction in consumption and investment spending, causing both dramatic drops in demand and credit, and disruption of trade, ultimately resulting
That led to a sudden.. Is a relative clause/ modifier
Causing and resulting are both participles
Option C does not have a main verb and is hence a sentence fragment.