2012-05-18 09:00:05

Because of the proliferation of e-books, many authors now

 (A)

feel pressure to be even more prolific, but many  best-selling

(B)                                     (C)

authors are now expected to write three or four books per year.

              (D)

No error

 (E)

The correct answer is C

Explanation: The error in this sentence occurs at choice C where the conjunction "but" is illogical in context, since "but" is used to link clauses that provide contradictory information. The two clauses here relate to each other, though, since the first clause explains the pressure authors feel to "be more prolific," while the second clause discusses how many books authors are expected to publish each year. This word choice error could be corrected by changing "but" to something such as "and" or "since."