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by ssgmatter » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:16 am
Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path of the River Rhone, <because the cost of the damage will be more than 500 million Swiss Francs and will take several years to absorb after the devastating floods.>

A) because the cost of the damage will be more than 500 million Swiss Francs and will take several years to absorb after the devastating floods.

B) whose devastating floods have caused more than 500 million Swiss Francs worth of damage, the cost of which will take several years for the Government to absorb.

C) which caused more than 500 million Swiss Francs of damage from the devastating floods which will take many years to absorb.

D) because several years and more than 500 million Swiss Francs will it take before the government can absorb the devastating damage from the floods.

E) which resulted in more than 500 million Swiss Francs in total cost for the devastating damage of the floods, which will take several years to absorb.
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by thephoenix » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:32 am
imo b
c) floods which -------> modification error
d) and E) alters the meaning
a) IMO is wrong(don,t know exactly why)
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by gmatmachoman » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:40 am
thephoenix wrote:imo b
c) floods which -------> modification error
d) and E) alters the meaning
a) IMO is wrong(don,t know exactly why)
One more vote for B

A 's intended meaning is NOT clear.

-------........and will take several years to absorb after the devastating floods" //// who will absorb the effect???

B resolves the issue very clearly.

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by outreach » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:44 am
i also feel that b should be correct

in A "the cost of damage" refers to what is not clear
ssgmatter wrote:Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path of the River Rhone, <because the cost of the damage will be more than 500 million Swiss Francs and will take several years to absorb after the devastating floods.>

A) because the cost of the damage will be more than 500 million Swiss Francs and will take several years to absorb after the devastating floods.

B) whose devastating floods have caused more than 500 million Swiss Francs worth of damage, the cost of which will take several years for the Government to absorb.

C) which caused more than 500 million Swiss Francs of damage from the devastating floods which will take many years to absorb.

D) because several years and more than 500 million Swiss Francs will it take before the government can absorb the devastating damage from the floods.

E) which resulted in more than 500 million Swiss Francs in total cost for the devastating damage of the floods, which will take several years to absorb.
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by Ankur87 » Sat May 04, 2013 11:27 pm
can anyone please explain why the usage of whose is correct here and not which.
Which correctly modifies River Rhone ( reason for floods ), then why the usage of which is incorrect here.. ??

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