and 的并列GWD-9-Q17:

GWD-9-Q17:

Unlike most other mergers in the utility industry, which have been driven by the need to save money and extend companies’ service areas, the merger of the nation’s leading gas and electric company is intended to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question with states opening their utility markets to competition.

A.      and electric company is intended to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question with states opening

B.       and electric companies are intended to create a huge network for marketing the utilities in question as states open

C.      and electric companies are intended to create a huge network that will be marketing the utilities in question, with states opening

D.      company and electric company are intending to create a huge marketing network for the utilities in question, with states opening

E.       company and leading electric company is intended to create a huge network for marketing the utilities in question as states open

答案是E，我选择了D。我认为… company and … company 是两个company所以要用复数，而…and … company 是单数。而答案。。。请牛牛们帮忙解答。