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.