THE CORRECT ANSWER IS E. THE ORIGINAL SENTENCE BEGINS WITH THE MODI...
1. The correct answer is E.
The original sentence begins with the modifier "hoping to alleviate
some of the financial burdens...", which clearly describes the county
government. However, the county government is not the subject of
the main clause. We need to find a choice that makes it the
subject. Moreover, the sentence is unnecessarily passive. We should
look for an active version. Finally, "raised by an eleven percent
increase" is redundant. We can say "raised by eleven percent" or
"increased by eleven percent" but we do not need both.
The only choice to address all the issues is E.