Trans World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains, announced that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.

A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.
B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales
C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales.
D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores.
E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed.

麻烦大家分析一下每个选项的错误~~答案为C

a，they指代不明，可能指代 stores 或Record Town and Saturday Matinee retail chains。同时这样的表达也不好，感觉比较乱。因为that从句后面应该是一个句子。they will不对，因为前面是announced，换成would会好点

b，it is closing 是现在进行时啊，不可以用在这个context里的，因为前面是announced。

C，省略了that

D, to be closin指World Entertainment Corporation

e，such that。。。错误表达

A. that since sales of up to one-fourth of its stores are poor, they will be closed.

they指代错误

B. it is closing up to one-fourth of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales

is时态错误

C. it was closing up to one fourth of its stores because of poor sales.

D. to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-fourth of its stores.

to be close念着就很怪

E. having poor sales, such that up to one-fourth of its stores will be closed.

后面will be close时态错

应该是可以省略的吧。只要省略不影响句子的意思就可以，要看在什么地方了