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by leo » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:16 pm
Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, is finding uses in medicine, archaeology, and criminology.
(A) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it,
(B) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, having the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, a technique called proton induced x-ray emission
(C) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it,
(D) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced x-ray emission, which has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying it,
(E) A technique that was originally developed for detecting air pollutants and has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying the substance, called proton-induced x-ray emission,

Please let me know the answer and why.

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by Kuba » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:30 am
I'd go with A.

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by jaspetrovic » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:22 pm
I prefer A too.

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by Cybermusings » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:50 am
A should be the answer...I dont see much logic behind changing the original sentence

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by vigh_mahesh » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:38 am
IMO A

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by john83.amar » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:41 am
I would have selected A

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by David@VeritasPrep » Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:30 am
I guess after 7 years the person who original posted this is not coming back to confirm the answer!

Since it was brought back up, I thought would confirm the OA. The OA is A.

The other 4 choices all contain misplaced modifiers. The modifier "Called proton-induced X-ray emission" should follow the word that it is modifying, "technique."
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