THE CORRECT ANSWER IS E. THE ORIGINAL SENTENCE CONTAINS SEVERAL ER...

39. The correct answer is E.

The original sentence contains several errors. First, "the amount of

car accidents" is incorrect. "Amount of" is used only with

uncountable nouns. Since accidents are countable, we must use

"number of" instead. Second, the comparison ("like accidents

caused by faulty wiring") is incorrect here because the comparison

is between two numbers, not between a number and a group of

accidents. Third, "have been" is incorrect here. This action occurred

exclusively in the past, so the simple past ("were relaxed") is

needed.