Zeta -modifier problem; Please help

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by hey_thr67 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:19 am

According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of the "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.

A- the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.

B- famous because of "The Godfather," the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town near to those he most trusted.

C- the ailing mobster, famous because of "The Godfather," came to take refuge in zeta, a town near to those he most trusted.

D- near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of "The Godfather".

E- zeta, famous because of "The Godfather," was the town that the ailing mobster came to take refuge in because it was near to those he most trusted.

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by mundasingh123 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:45 am

hey_thr67 wrote:According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of the "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.

A- the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.

B- famous because of "The Godfather," the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town near to those he most trusted.

C- the ailing mobster, famous because of "The Godfather," came to take refuge in zeta, a town near to those he most trusted.

D- near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of "The Godfather".

E- zeta, famous because of "The Godfather," was the town that the ailing mobster came to take refuge in because it was near to those he most trusted.

It has to be E because the rest have misplaced Noun Modifiers
A has article the in front of ailing mobster , so it must be referring to someone . In E , the godfather is the character the term mobster refers to

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by justin410 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:39 am

I think C is the correct answer. The comparison is simply between A & C. According to..., a subject should be placed here to lead the whole sentence. Therefore, B, D, E can be eliminated.

A: modifier is ambiguous.

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by mundasingh123 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:44 am

justin410 wrote:I think C is the correct answer. The comparison is simply between A & C. According to..., a subject should be placed here to lead the whole sentence. Therefore, B, D, E can be eliminated.

A: modifier is ambiguous.

You have misunderstood the ``according to ... `` phrase . its not a present participle -ing .
This is different .

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by justin410 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:55 am

mundasingh123 wrote:
justin410 wrote:I think C is the correct answer. The comparison is simply between A & C. According to..., a subject should be placed here to lead the whole sentence. Therefore, B, D, E can be eliminated.

A: modifier is ambiguous.
You have misunderstood the ``according to ... `` phrase . its not a present participle -ing .
This is different .

I'm not misunderstanding. Take for instance:

According to a survey, people who do more excercise are healthier.

E: changes the original meaning. Zeta in original sentence is in a phrase, in E, it is the subject.

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by mundasingh123 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:16 am

justin410 wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
justin410 wrote:I think C is the correct answer. The comparison is simply between A & C. According to..., a subject should be placed here to lead the whole sentence. Therefore, B, D, E can be eliminated.

A: modifier is ambiguous.
You have misunderstood the ``according to ... `` phrase . its not a present participle -ing .
This is different .
I'm not misunderstanding. Take for instance:

According to a survey, people who do more excercise are healthier.

E: changes the original meaning. Zeta in original sentence is in a phrase, in E, it is the subject.

so what are u saying
E is wrong because it changes the meaning or is E wrong because the opening modifiers requires a subject , cos in your first post you mentioned the latter

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by justin410 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:23 am

mundasingh123 wrote:
justin410 wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
justin410 wrote:I think C is the correct answer. The comparison is simply between A & C. According to..., a subject should be placed here to lead the whole sentence. Therefore, B, D, E can be eliminated.

A: modifier is ambiguous.
You have misunderstood the ``according to ... `` phrase . its not a present participle -ing .
This is different .
I'm not misunderstanding. Take for instance:

According to a survey, people who do more excercise are healthier.

E: changes the original meaning. Zeta in original sentence is in a phrase, in E, it is the subject.
so what are u saying
E is wrong because it changes the meaning or is E wrong because the opening modifiers requires a subject , cos in your first post you mentioned the latter

Oh, sorry, your are right. Zeta itself in E is a subject.

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by ranjeet75 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:43 am

The answer should be C.

According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of the "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted.

A- the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted. - mobster is famous because of Godfather not the town

B- famous because of "The Godfather," the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town near to those he most trusted. - the position of 'famous' is wrong and others

C- the ailing mobster, famous because of "The Godfather," came to take refuge in zeta, a town near to those he most trusted.

D- [color=red]near to those he most trusted[/color], the ailing mobster came to take refuge in zeta, a town famous because of "The Godfather".

E- [color=red]zeta, famous because of "The Godfather," was[/color] the town that the ailing mobster came to take refuge in because it was near to those he most trusted. - Unnecessary Passive

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