sagarock wrote:Gmatguruny ,I have seen various instances in which that has been used after a prepositional modifier,then why it is wrong here? kindly explain b and d.
As noted in my post above, a modifier should be AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to what it serves to modify.
B:
Some United States legislators cite a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage that the bank's loans will help foreign producers.
C:
Some United States legislators cite as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers.
In the options above, the blue portion is an ADVERB serving to modify
cite, while the red portion is an ADJECTIVE serving to modify
concern.
Whereas C positions the two colored modifiers as close as possible to what they modify, B does not.
Eliminate B.
D:
The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase the bank's funding by $75 billion, though some United States legislators cite the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage, that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.
Here, the portion in red is a nonessential modifier.
When a nonessential modifier is removed, the remaining portions should convey the complete meaning of the original sentence.
If we remove the nonessential modifier in D, we get:
The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase the bank's funding by $75 billion, though some United States legislators cite the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.
Here, the intended meaning of the original sentence -- that congressional PASSAGE might prove difficult -- is not conveyed.
Eliminate D.
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