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by confuse mind » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:34 pm
According to the National Pasta Association, per-capita consumption of pasta in the United States, which has already been approaching 19 pounds a year, will achieve 30 pounds a year by the twenty-first century.

The highlighted modifier is modifying what - the closest noun - United States
or the noun phrase - per-capita consumption of pasta in the United States


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by machichi » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:10 pm
Well, hopefully the US hasn't been approaching 19 pounds per year, otherwise we'd be all quite emaciated! :)

Per capita consumption is what's being modified.
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:28 am
confuse mind wrote:According to the National Pasta Association, per-capita consumption of pasta in the United States, which has already been approaching 19 pounds a year, will achieve 30 pounds a year by the twenty-first century.

The highlighted modifier is modifying what - the closest noun - United States
or the noun phrase - per-capita consumption of pasta in the United States


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