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by jain2016 » Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:18 am
Many analysts have predicted that, just as the growth of democracy has generally followed industrial development in other nations, democratic institutions will soon flourish in China.

A) predicted that, just as the growth of democracy has generally followed industrial development in other nations, democratic institutions will soon flourish

B) predicted, just as democracy has generally grown following other nations' industrial development, that democratic institutions will soon flourish

C) predicted, just as the growth of democracy generally following industrial development in other nations, that democratic institutions will soon be flourishing

D) predicted that, just as democracy has generally grown after other nations' industrial development, that democratic institutions will soon be flourishing

E) been predicting that, just as the general growth of democracy following other nations' industrial development, democratic institutions will soon flourish

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Please explain option [spoiler]B&C[/spoiler].

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by ceilidh.erickson » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:44 pm
The modifier beginning with JUST AS switches positions in options B and C. When modifiers change position, you should be on the lookout for MEANING changes.

If JUST AS comes after PREDICTED, it's modifying the way in which analysts predicted: "analysts predicted, just as other people predicted..."

We want the idea that "growth of democracy generally follows industrial growth" to modify the idea that "analysts predict that democratic institutions will soon flourish in China." Therefore, the correct placement of the modifier is after THAT, rather than PREDICTED.
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