OA A
So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or nonrenewable fuels, are having a positive effect on the environmental and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands, and Hungary.
A. as varied as
B. as varied as are
C. as varied as those of
D. that are as varied as
E. that are varied as are
What does the statement mean?
Let’s break the sentence down
- Green taxes charge a a price for the use of polluting or nonrenewable fuels
- The above fact has a positive effect on the environmental and natural resource base of countries
- The countries the above statement talks about are varied (diverse). Examples of such countries are given
Since China, Netherlands and Hungary are examples of varied countries where green taxes have a positive effect, “as varied as” will suffice and option A is the correct answer.
