the backpacking frame must have both shoulder straps_ and a waist strap.the latter strap being....

Question

which of the following is the bestway to write the unerlined portion of the sentence.
a)strap,The
b)strap,the
c)strap.The
d)strap.the
e)strap:the

Answer 1

I think you mean this, right?

The backpacking frame must have both shoulder straps and a waist strap, the latter strap being...

The underlined part is after "strap" not "straps" -- right?

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Answer 2

not the word straps is the underlined portion in the sentence

Answer 3

Then the question makes no sense, and no answer is correct.