GMATMadeEasy wrote:I agree that nationwide is a biggest problem in B.

But the modifier in B if I ignore the passive voice is correct way of modifying it ? I am trying to get the concept in fact.

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GMATMadeEasy wrote:Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning only after World War II.

1> Though most people take it for granted now, the nationwide admission of students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
B> Though it is now taken for granted by most people, the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on academic merit
C> Now taken for granted by most people, colleges and universities admitting students based on their academic merit
D> Most take them for granted now, but the admission of nationwide students to colleges and universities based on their academic merit
E> Most people now take for granted that colleges and universities admit students nationally based on academic merit, and it

I completely agree with the explanation and attepmted correctly also. My question is, on the option B , why first part the modifier "Though it is now taken for granted by most people" is incorrect ? I didn't get clear explanation from Manhattan solution.

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