Sentence Correction

[u]Covered with low shrubs, the quality of the land along the seashore is sandy and unsuitable for agricultural use.[/u]

a) same
b) Coverd with low shrubs, the land along the seashore is sandy and unsuitable for agriculture
c) The land along the seashore, covered with low shrubs, is sandy and has a quality unsuitable for agricultural use
d) the land along the seashore is covered with low shrubs, sandy and is unsuitable for agriculture
e) The quality of the land along the seashore, covered with low shrubs, is sandy and unsuitable for agricultural use.

the answer is E but I chose B

I thought E was incorrect because it the modifier "covered with low shrubs" does not clearly link with land, which it is supposed to modify, whereas in B, it seems more clear. And i did not think the phrase "The quality of the land....is sandy" made sense.

The answer should be B.

Another vote for (B).

What is the source of the question?

I think you are right hslee19...the answer should be "B"

Dead on (B).
Which book says the answer is A ? According to E, quality of land is covered with shrubs !

Another vote for B

IS E... REMEMBER COMMA CAN BE USED TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

, covered with low shrubs,

B can't be right cause think about it. the original sentence is trying to say the QUALITY is blah blah no the land itself

andes1 wrote:IS E... REMEMBER COMMA CAN BE USED TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I accept this point

But I think land is unsuitable and not the quality of land

quality of land can be bad which can make land unsuitable.

Moreover, Its the land which is sandy, not the quality !!!