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The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]
This topic has been discussed many times in the past, but I couldn't find a discussion relating specifically to my confusion.
The only difference between A and E is the placement of "In two letters to the historian Tacitus", and my confusion is, is such placement the difference between an adverbial modifier and a noun modifier?
Perhaps this other example might also help to clear my confusion. In the advance section of MGMAT SC under Absolute Phrases, the following example:
"Owen walked out of the store, his head held high."
"Owen walked out of the store with his head held high."
Why isn't the 2nd sentence incorrectly modifying the store?
(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]
This topic has been discussed many times in the past, but I couldn't find a discussion relating specifically to my confusion.
The only difference between A and E is the placement of "In two letters to the historian Tacitus", and my confusion is, is such placement the difference between an adverbial modifier and a noun modifier?
Perhaps this other example might also help to clear my confusion. In the advance section of MGMAT SC under Absolute Phrases, the following example:
"Owen walked out of the store, his head held high."
"Owen walked out of the store with his head held high."
Why isn't the 2nd sentence incorrectly modifying the store?
Yep.
