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33. A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, is cultivated in China as part of a program to integrate traditional herbal medicine into a contemporary system of health care.

(A) A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(B) A derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, of the Madagascar periwinkle,
(C) A Madagascar periwinkle derivative, which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
(D) The Madagascar periwinkle has a derivative which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients, that
(E) The Madagascar periwinkle, a derivative of which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,

[amitansu]

'C' here.

[saurabhvn]

Error Type : Misplaced modifier

Correct choice : C

WHICH correctly modifies subject of the sentence i.e. A Madagascar periwinkle derivative.

[sanjaylakhani]

Hi

The correct answer is E.

We need to see what is cultivated here - Madagascar periwinkle or Madagascar periwinkle derivative

Clearly it is Madagascar periwinkle only ,so E is correct choice ;-

The Madagascar periwinkle, a derivative of which has proved useful in decreasing mortality among young leukemia patients,
is cultivated in China as part of a program to integrate traditional herbal medicine into a contemporary system of health care.