According to the Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County, if one were to count the Los Angeles metropolitan area as a separate nation, it would have the world’s eleventh largest gross national product, that is bigger than that of Australia, Mexico, or the Netherlands.
A. if one were to count the Los Angeles metropolitan area as a separate nation, it would have the world’s eleventh largest gross national product, that is
B. if the Los Angeles metropolitan area is counted as a separate nation, it has the world’s eleventh largest gross national product, that being
C. if the Los Angeles metropolitan area were a separate nation, it would have the world’s eleventh largest gross national product,
D. were the Los Angeles metropolitan area a separate nation, it will have the world’s eleventh largest gross national product, which is
E. when the Los Angeles metropolitan area is counted as a separate nation, it has the world’s eleventh largest gross national product, thus
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Correct Answer: C
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