queen2 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 1. As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase. (A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive (B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive © which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute (D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute C or E? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGmatter Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 IMO E. (A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive (B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive © which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute (D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsmyturn Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 It has to E Which can modify only a noun. In C it is modifying a phrase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteeagle123 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It has to E Which can modify only a noun. In C it is modifying a phrase Why the answer is not D what is wrong with the option D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_into_wild Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 option E E making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute : bold words clearly modifies the alcohol. all options with word """which""" rae wrong. as Which tries to replace preceding sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_into_wild Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 option E E making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute : bold words clearly modifies the alcohol. all options with word """which""" rae wrong. as Which tries to replace preceding sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 My pick is E. © which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute we are not talking about 'the price of distilling' (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute present participle, making.... substitute, appropriately modifies 'the price'. It also compares gasoline with alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thangduong Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 when the second action is not separate from or caused by the first action, "coma doing " is used. "which " has not referent. D is not idiom which is "make something something" not "make something from something" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikram_k51 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 1. As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase. (A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive (B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive © which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute (D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain (E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute I would go with E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john333 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Moreover D is a fragment. Substitution of alcohol with??? Logically it renders the sentence incomplete... So E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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