ok, i have never encounter a question like this
i have read everywhere that "that" MUST refer to the noun preceding it, but what happens if there is a middle man in the noun, such as "the patchwork of green fields THAT...", does "that" immediately refer to fields or can it leap back to patchwork? will post OA later
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
i have read everywhere that "that" MUST refer to the noun preceding it, but what happens if there is a middle man in the noun, such as "the patchwork of green fields THAT...", does "that" immediately refer to fields or can it leap back to patchwork? will post OA later
In good years, the patchwork of green fields that surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them in the area just for the season.
(A) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of them
(B) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of whom are
(C) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many of who are
(D) surround the San Joaquin Valley town bustle with farm workers, many of which
(E) surrounds the San Joaquin Valley town bustles with farm workers, many are
