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Modifiers question

by IndradeepB590 Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:45 am

Question : According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of “The Godfather” and near to those he most trusted.
A: the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, 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 Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted
C: the ailing mobster, famous because of “The Godfather,” came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted
D: near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of “The Godfather”
E: Corleone, 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

- The solution explains that option E though has correct modification but is wordy and therefore not the correct answer. Option A is given as correct answer but I have a doubt that in option A " he " - is it not ambiguous as " he " can be for " The Godfather " or the ailing mobster ??
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Re: Modifiers question

by RonPurewal Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:02 am

per the forum rules, we need a citation of the original source of this problem (= whoever actually holds the copyright—i.e., not another forum or other secondhand source).

thanks.