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A proposed law

by neer.king » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:33 am
A proposed law would require people to bring photo ID to polling places when they vote to curb potential fraud.
â—� places when they vote to curb potential fraud
â—� places when they vote, to curb potential fraud
â—� places, when they vote to curb potential fraud
â—� places, when they vote, to curb potential fraud
â—� places, to curb potential fraud by voting

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by CSASHISHPANDAY » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:52 am
Answer is B

Reason the main clause states what the law asks us to do followed by its outcome.[spoiler][/spoiler]
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by neer.king » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:06 am
i am confused between B and D. OA is B

Why can't it be D? please suggest.
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by CSASHISHPANDAY » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:12 am
In D , the clause " when they vote " is modifying to places and not to people .

(modifier should be close to what it is modifying)
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by vk_vinayak » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:47 am
neer.king wrote:i am confused between B and D. OA is B

Why can't it be D? please suggest.
D sort of makes the clause when they vote non-essential by putting it inside the commas. But when they vote is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

If 'when they vote' is non-essential, we could interpret D as

A proposed law would require people to bring photo ID to polling places to curb potential fraud

which distorts the intended meaning.

[1 Edit: Had incorrectly written B in-place of D.]
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