kris610 wrote:Originally developed by ancient Hawaiians -- This phrase is a modifier, which modifies surfing.

So, you can rule out B and C right away as they modify surfing's appeal and not surfing.

In E, their points to the people ("their unusual confluence.."), which changes the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence talks about the "sport's unusual confluence...". So, this is ruled out

In D, the first part is OK, but "a backdrop that is...and that" is awkward. The original is concise.


So, A wins.

doclkk wrote:Originally developed by ancient Hawaiians, [/u]surfing appeals to people due to the sport�s unusual confluence of adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering, an unpredictable backdrop that is, by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable, and the camaraderie that often develops[/u] among people in their common quest to conquer nature.
B) surfing�s appeal is its unusual confluence of adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering, an unpredictable backdrop that is, by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable, and the camaraderie that often develops
C) surfing�s appeal to people is due to the sport�s unusual confluence of adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering, an unpredictable backdrop that is, by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable, and developing camaraderie
D) surfing appeals to people due to the sport�s unusual confluence of adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering, a backdrop that is unpredictable and that is, by turns, gracefully and serenely violent and formidable, and the camaraderie that often develops
E) surfing appeals to people due to their unusual confluence of adrenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering, an unpredictable backdrop that is, by turns, graceful and serene, violent and formidable, and the camaraderie that often develops
OA: A