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kartik1979
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I had this doubt with regards to modifier , Could someone please help
1) Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans,began when the energy crisis in 1974 forced homeowners to look for alternative
methods of heating and cooling.
(A) Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans
began
(B) The renewed interest in ceiling fans, which were very popular from 1900 until
the 1920's, began
(C) After they were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest
in ceiling fans was beginning
(D) Ceiling fans were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, with renewed
interest beginning in them
(E) From 1900 until the 1920's ceiling fans were very popular, and now the renewed interest in them has begun
2.A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently
discovered, is not only a natural sweetener but also prevents tooth decay.
(A) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was
recently discovered
(B) A substance, which was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times
sweeter than sucrose,
(C) A substance from the licorice plant, which was recently discovered to be 50
times sweeter than sucrose,
(D) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose , which
was recently discovered,
(E) A recently discovered substance, 50 times sweeter than sucrose from the
licorice plant,
Tom Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993, an era when the city had transformed from a collection of suburban neighborhoods to
the second-largest city in the United States.
(A) an era when the city had transformed
(B) an era during which the city was transformed
(C) an era that transformed it
(D) during which era the city transformed
(E) during which the city was transformed
[spoiler][spoiler]OA 1) B 2)B 3)B[/spoiler]
my question is what does began in question 1 modify after comma
what does 50 times sweeter than sucrose modify - Lucrose Plant or substance - what is the rule for the same
what does an era modify in question 3 - the whole previous phrase [/spoiler][/spoiler]
1) Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans,began when the energy crisis in 1974 forced homeowners to look for alternative
methods of heating and cooling.
(A) Very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest in ceiling fans
began
(B) The renewed interest in ceiling fans, which were very popular from 1900 until
the 1920's, began
(C) After they were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, the renewed interest
in ceiling fans was beginning
(D) Ceiling fans were very popular from 1900 until the 1920's, with renewed
interest beginning in them
(E) From 1900 until the 1920's ceiling fans were very popular, and now the renewed interest in them has begun
2.A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was recently
discovered, is not only a natural sweetener but also prevents tooth decay.
(A) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose, was
recently discovered
(B) A substance, which was recently discovered, from the licorice plant, 50 times
sweeter than sucrose,
(C) A substance from the licorice plant, which was recently discovered to be 50
times sweeter than sucrose,
(D) A substance from the licorice plant, 50 times sweeter than sucrose , which
was recently discovered,
(E) A recently discovered substance, 50 times sweeter than sucrose from the
licorice plant,
Tom Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993, an era when the city had transformed from a collection of suburban neighborhoods to
the second-largest city in the United States.
(A) an era when the city had transformed
(B) an era during which the city was transformed
(C) an era that transformed it
(D) during which era the city transformed
(E) during which the city was transformed
[spoiler][spoiler]OA 1) B 2)B 3)B[/spoiler]
my question is what does began in question 1 modify after comma
what does 50 times sweeter than sucrose modify - Lucrose Plant or substance - what is the rule for the same
what does an era modify in question 3 - the whole previous phrase [/spoiler][/spoiler]
