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Jessica's feline nightmares.

by ashish1354 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:24 pm
Dreading another trip to the cat clinic, her veterinarian was persuaded to treat her cat at her home, a rather combative two-year-old black male.
(A) her veterinarian was persuaded to treat her cat at her home, a rather combative two-year-old black male
(B) she persuaded her veterinarian to treat her cat at her home, the cat being a rather combative two-year-old black male
(C) Jessica persuaded her veterinarian to treat her cat, a rather combative two-year-old black male, at her home
(D) Jessica persuaded her veterinarian that her rather combative two-year-old black male cat would best be treated at her home
(E) she persuaded her veterinarian that her home should be the place that her rather combative two-year-old black male cat was treated at

i need to understand the application of modifier rules in c)
Jessica persuaded her veterinarian to treat her cat, a rather combative two-year-old black male, at her home

the red phrase seems to refer to Jessica. In order to refer to the cat the phrase should have been started with "which".
Please help!
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Re: Jessica's feline nightmares.

by riteshbindal » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:30 pm
ashish1354 wrote:Dreading another trip to the cat clinic, her veterinarian was persuaded to treat her cat at her home, a rather combative two-year-old black male.
(A) her veterinarian was persuaded to treat her cat at her home, a rather combative two-year-old black male
(B) she persuaded her veterinarian to treat her cat at her home, the cat being a rather combative two-year-old black male
(C) Jessica persuaded her veterinarian to treat her cat, a rather combative two-year-old black male, at her home
(D) Jessica persuaded her veterinarian that her rather combative two-year-old black male cat would best be treated at her home
(E) she persuaded her veterinarian that her home should be the place that her rather combative two-year-old black male cat was treated at

i need to understand the application of modifier rules in c)
Jessica persuaded her veterinarian to treat her cat, a rather combative two-year-old black male, at her home

the red phrase seems to refer to Jessica. In order to refer to the cat the phrase should have been started with "which".
Please help!
The noun nearest to the modifier is "cat" so it modifies cat. By the way, what's the OA? Is it C?
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