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PostSat Jul 04, 2009 7:20 am
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As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.

(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain
attractive
(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute



Answer is E

Can Some one explain Why?
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PostSat Jul 04, 2009 10:49 am
Sunshine85 wrote:
As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.

(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain
attractive
(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute



Answer is E

Can Some one explain Why?
IMO E is best because:

As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.

(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
Which cannot modify rises.

(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain
attractive
Which cannot modify rises.

(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
Which cannot modify rises.

(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
idiom is subsitute for.
Moreover alcohol is becoming an attractive substitute.....not the process is causing the attractive substitution for alcohol.

(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute
Correct.
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