singhsa wrote:Developed in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt, the method of literary-historical analysis known as Form Criticism continued to be influential well into the 1980s.

a. Developed in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt
b. The work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt was developed in 1919
c. Developed in 1919, the German scholar Karl Schmidt's work
d. Develops in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt
e. In the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt

OA - a

Source - Kaplan Test

singhsa wrote:Developed in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt, the method of literary-historical analysis known as Form Criticism continued to be influential well into the 1980s.

a. Developed in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt
b. The work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt was developed in 1919
c. Developed in 1919, the German scholar Karl Schmidt's work
d. Develops in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt
e. In the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt

OA - a

Source - Kaplan Test

Jim@Grockit wrote:

singhsa wrote:Developed in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt, the method of literary-historical analysis known as Form Criticism continued to be influential well into the 1980s.

a. Developed in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt
b. The work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt was developed in 1919
c. Developed in 1919, the German scholar Karl Schmidt's work
d. Develops in 1919 in the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt
e. In the work of the German scholar Karl Schmidt

OA - a

Source - Kaplan Test

Modifying phrases need to be as close as possible to the thing they're modifying for clarity. Each answer choice will ultimately be a phrase modifying the method after the underlined portion.
A is a correct modifying phrase
B makes the whole thing a run-on/comma splice
C changes the method into the entirety of Karl Schmidt's work
D is nonsense
E completely changes the meaning of the sentence