GWD-4-17

Although the restaurant company has recently added many new restaurants across the country and its sales have increased dramatically, its sales at restaurants open for more than a year have declined.

A.      the restaurant company has recently added many new restaurants across the country and its sales have increased dramatically, its

B.       the restaurant company has recently added many new restaurants across the country and its sales increased dramatically, its

C.      many new restaurants have recently been opened across the country and its sales increased dramatically, the restaurant company’s

D.      having recently added many new restaurants across the country and with its sales increasing dramatically, the restaurant company’s

     E。recently adding many new restaurants across the country and having its sales increase dramatically, the restaurant company’s

答案A，不太明白E为什么不行

Q3:
GWD-4-17

Although the
restaurant company has recently added many new restaurants across the country
and its sales have increased dramatically, its
            sales
at restaurants open for more than a year have
declined.

A.     
the restaurant company has recently added many new
restaurants across the country and its sales have increased dramatically, its

B.      
the restaurant company has recently
added many new restaurants across the country
and its sales increased dramatically, its

C.     
many new restaurants have recently been opened across
the country and its sales increased
dramatically, the restaurant company’s

D.     
having recently added
            many new
restaurants across the country and with its sales increasing
dramatically, the restaurant company’s
            

E.      
recently adding many new restaurants across the country and
having its sales increase dramatically, the restaurant
company’s
        

原句子裡的主要子句subject是sales,動詞是have declined.

B錯在although子句裡and連接的兩個動詞時態不一致，結構不平行.

C錯在although子句裡的S是many new restaurants為複數,所有格卻為單數。同時用被動型態句型比較不好。

请问 its是指代什么？谢谢！