Directions: In this question, a part of the given sentence has been underlined as this part may have an error. The first option is the same as the underlined part in the given sentence. Choose this option if you think that the underlined part has no error. Otherwise, choose the option that rectifies the error in the underlined part of the given sentence.
The committee rejected the proposal for several reasons, \(\underline{\text{ the chief among which were the cost of borrowing the money.}}\)