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by ashish2104 » Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:34 am
According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.
A)the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted
B)famous because of "The Godfather," the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted
C)the ailing mobster, famous because of "The Godfather," came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted
D)near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of "The Godfather"
E)Corleone, famous because of "The Godfather," was the town that the ailing mobster came to take refuge in because it was near to those he most trusted

[spoiler]OA:A[/spoiler]
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by Anju@Gurome » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:01 pm
ashish2104 wrote:According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.
A)the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted
B)famous because of "The Godfather," the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted
C)the ailing mobster, famous because of "The Godfather," came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted
D)near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of "The Godfather"
E)Corleone, famous because of "The Godfather," was the town that the ailing mobster came to take refuge in because it was near to those he most trusted

[spoiler]OA:A[/spoiler]
The intended meaning of this sentence is that Corleone was a town made famous by the book/movie The Godfather and that the ailing mobster took refuge there to be close to people he trusted.

A. Correct option

B. the clause modifies the prosecutor which is incorrect. The prosecutor was not famous because of The Godfather

C. the ailing mobster is not famous because of The Godfather...the town Corleone is

D. incorrect because of the modifier error

E. very lengthy & wordy. Also, the modifier clause should read "was the town in which the..."

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