The proliferation of so-called cyber squatters, people who register the Internet domain names of high-profile companies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to passing the Anti-Cyber squatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing companies to seed up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.
A. passing the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.
B. the passage of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, which allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent that they will sell
C. the passage in 1999 of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling
D. the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which was passed in 1999, and it allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent to sell
E. the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, passed in 1999 and allowing companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling
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The last word of the underlined portion should be selling:
In A, allowing seems to refer to the proliferation -- the subject of the preceding clause -- implying that the PROLIFERATION OF CYBER-SQUATTERS was ALLOWING companies to seek damages.
The intended meaning is that THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT allows companies to seek damages.
Eliminate A.
COMMA + which + SINGULAR VERB must refer to the nearest preceding singular noun.
In B, which seems to refer to 1999, implying that 1999 allows companies to seek damages.
Not the intended meaning.
Eliminate B.
In D, which and it both serve to refer to the Consumer Protection Act.
Two different pronouns cannot have the same referent
Eliminate D.
A VERBing modifier must serve to express an action that is CONTEMPORANEOUS with the main verb.
In E, allowing implies that -- when the proliferation LED TO PASSAGE of the Act -- the Act was already ALLOWING companies to seek damages.
Implication:
Before the act was fully passed, it was already allowing companies to seek damages.
Not a logical sequence.
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is C.
The agent of a COMMA + VERBing modifier must be the SUBJECT of the preceding clause.The proliferation of so-called cyber squatters, people who register the Internet domain names of high-profile companies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to passing the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing companies to seed up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.
A. passing the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling.
B. the passage of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, which allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent that they will sell
C. the passage in 1999 of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling
D. the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which was passed in 1999, and it allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent to sell
E. the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, passed in 1999 and allowing companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling
In A, allowing seems to refer to the proliferation -- the subject of the preceding clause -- implying that the PROLIFERATION OF CYBER-SQUATTERS was ALLOWING companies to seek damages.
The intended meaning is that THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT allows companies to seek damages.
Eliminate A.
COMMA + which + SINGULAR VERB must refer to the nearest preceding singular noun.
In B, which seems to refer to 1999, implying that 1999 allows companies to seek damages.
Not the intended meaning.
Eliminate B.
In D, which and it both serve to refer to the Consumer Protection Act.
Two different pronouns cannot have the same referent
Eliminate D.
A VERBing modifier must serve to express an action that is CONTEMPORANEOUS with the main verb.
In E, allowing implies that -- when the proliferation LED TO PASSAGE of the Act -- the Act was already ALLOWING companies to seek damages.
Implication:
Before the act was fully passed, it was already allowing companies to seek damages.
Not a logical sequence.
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is C.
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