When W. Edwards Deming declared ' pay is not a motivation'. It is as a shock to many and sounds absurd to most of us.
A) It is as a shock to many and sounds absurd to most of us.
B) It was as a shock to many and sounds absurd to most of us.
C) It came as a shock to many and sounds absurd to most of us.
D) It comes as a shock to many and sounds absurd to most of us.
E) It may come as a shock to many and sounds absurd to most of us.

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This sentence has an error in the verb-time agreement. The sentence starts with a past tense so the subordinate clause must also needs a verb of the same unless the tone differs. Option A uses a verb of present tense that is irrelevant. Option B uses a verb of the past but it is an auxiliary verb (was) that is inappropriate. Option D uses a present tense verb (comes). Option E uses a verb of future tense (may come). Option C uses an appropriate verb of past tense (came); hence it is correct.

When W Edwards Deming Declared ' Pay Is Not a Motivation