Modifier - OG 12 - provisions of the new maritime

[agarwalva]

Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that provide that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, they have already stimulated international disputes over uninhabited islands.

A. Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that provide that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, they have already stimulated

B. Because the new maritime code provides that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, it has already stimulated

C. Even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas under provisions of the new maritime code, already stimulating

D. Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large areas under maritime code, this has already stimulated

E. Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large areas under provisions of the new maritime code, which is already stimulating

OA B


Please give explanation..

[GMATGuruNY]

Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that provide that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, they have already stimulated international disputes over uninhabited islands.

A. Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that provide that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, they have already stimulated

B. Because the new maritime code provides that even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, it has already stimulated

C. Even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas under provisions of the new maritime code, already stimulating

D. Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large areas under maritime code, this has already stimulated

E. Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large areas under provisions of the new maritime code, which is already stimulating

OA B


Please give explanation..

In A, they lacks a clear antecedent. Eliminate A.

In C, it is unclear what is being modified by stimulating. COMMA + VERBing generally refers to the SUBJECT of the preceding clause. Here, the subject of the preceding clause is islets, implying that the ISLETS are stimulating international disputes. The intended meaning of the sentence is that the MARITIME CODE is stimulating international disputes. Eliminate C.

In D, this lacks a clear antecedent. Eliminate D.

E lacks a subject. The result is an incomplete sentence. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is B.

In B, it (subject pronoun) refers to the new maritime code (the subject of the preceding clause).