Explanation
Creating a filter: We read the prompt. Supposing that we
try the universal checks of subject and verb, and intended meaning, and we don't
find an error, we can proceed to the answer choices and evaluate them
exhaustively, skipping answer choice (A) initially.
Finding objective defects: In (B), "thereby raising"
sounds funny and distorts the meaning of the sentence. It makes it sound like
the spacecraft raised the levels. So (B) is out.
In choice (C), the construction at the beginning sounds
weird. We look for a more objective problem and find it: it says "systems would
malfunction," which is not parallel with the following "might be compromised."
The intended meaning is that if one happens, the other will happen. Therefore,
(C) is out.
Choice (D), similarly to (C), is not parallel due to the
verb "to malfunction." So it's out.
That leaves us with (E), which sounds pretty good, and
(A). We try to find a more objective difference and find it in the pronouns, "their
avionics systems" and "its avionics systems." The avionics systems
belong to the spacecraft, which is grammatically singular, so answer choice (A)
is flawed. The correct answer is (E).
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