The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds.
a.) by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds.
b.) by the time they reach adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women, who were born in the country, had been attacked by the birds
c.) by the time they reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country had been attacked by the birds
d.) 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women that were born in the country were attacked by the birds by the time they reach adulthood
e.) 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country, by the time they reached adulthood had been attacked by the birds
my doubt: my concern is regarding option E. in option E what exactly is the prepositional phrase "by the time they reached adulthood" modifying as is in E?
will the following E be correct: The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country, by the time they reached adulthood, had been attacked by the birds
will the following be correct: The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country by the time they reached adulthood had been attacked by the birds
a.) by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds.
b.) by the time they reach adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women, who were born in the country, had been attacked by the birds
c.) by the time they reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country had been attacked by the birds
d.) 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women that were born in the country were attacked by the birds by the time they reach adulthood
e.) 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country, by the time they reached adulthood had been attacked by the birds
my doubt: my concern is regarding option E. in option E what exactly is the prepositional phrase "by the time they reached adulthood" modifying as is in E?
will the following E be correct: The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country, by the time they reached adulthood, had been attacked by the birds
will the following be correct: The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country by the time they reached adulthood had been attacked by the birds
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