Choose the best way to revise the underlined part of the sentence. Your choice should make the most effective sentence and express the meaning of the original sentence. If no revision is needed, choose A, which repeats the original underlined sentence part. By routing the new highway around the town instead of through the middle of it, the governor prevented an excess of traffic noise, this was a concern of the townspeople.

a. By routing the new highway around the town instead of through the middle of it, the governor prevented an excess of traffic noise, this was a concern of the townspeople.

b. it was though by the townspeople to be a concern

c. because the townspeople had concerns

d. a concern of the townspeople

e. being the concern the townspeople were having