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According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “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.
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shikhar wrote: According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “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. A sounds the best. "famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted" correctly modifies a town, which thereby modifies "Corleone". Famous and Near are parallel as they both are adjectives that modify the same noun. +1A
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Marcab wrote: shikhar wrote: According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “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. A sounds the best. "famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted" correctly modifies a town, which thereby modifies "Corleone". Famous and Near are parallel as they both are adjectives that modify the same noun. +1A Yep I also chose A. But doesnt He in A has "The godFather " as the antecedent ??
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shikhar wrote: Marcab wrote: shikhar wrote: According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “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. A sounds the best. "famous because of "The Godfather" and near to those he most trusted" correctly modifies a town, which thereby modifies "Corleone". Famous and Near are parallel as they both are adjectives that modify the same noun. +1A Yep I also chose A. But doesnt He in A has "The godFather " as the antecedent ?? Honestly speaking, the term "The Godfather" immediately struck my mind as the movie so never thought that "he" may refer to the term. Anyways, the inverted commas enclosing the term themselves tell that "The godfather" is not a person. Let me know what you think.
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Unable to decide whether a town is famous because of “The Godfather” or whether the ailing mobster is famous because of “The Godfather”... I thought the former one is correct so chose C as the answer. Posted from my mobile device 
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daviesj wrote: Unable to decide whether a town is famous because of “The Godfather” or whether the ailing mobster is famous because of “The Godfather”... I thought the former one is correct so chose C as the answer. Posted from my mobile device It is clearly stated: a town famous because of the “The Godfather” So you should not get confused.
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daviesj wrote: Unable to decide whether a town is famous because of “The Godfather” or whether the ailing mobster is famous because of “The Godfather”... I thought the former one is correct so chose C as the answer. Posted from my mobile device C is impossible because the godfather doesn't refuge in corleone.......this the meaning of C. In other words, the godfather went in corleone and this is not true, is the ailing mobster A is the answer
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Re: According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing [#permalink]
28 Jan 2013, 07:13
Me too with A.
The sentence is grammatically correct.
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Can anyone elaborate why D is not a correct option..
I happened to chose A...but still..can D be the OA?
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rohitgupta86 wrote: Can anyone elaborate why D is not a correct option..
I happened to chose A...but still..can D be the OA? be careful when you think in this scenario that D could be the OA because is dangerous. In D the subject of the sentence is completely reverse (and it become an incidental phrase) and what is the modifier (and not the subject) become the Subject. This is pheraps the worst scenario to spot a SC. Hope it helps
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Re: According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing [#permalink]
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i had a confusion between A & E...
went for A only because it is in active voice...and E in passive...
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According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of the “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 - correctB famous because of “The Godfather,” the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted modifier issue - "famous because of “The Godfather" incorrectly placed next to "According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor"C the ailing mobster, famous because of “The Godfather,” came to take refuge in Corleone, a town near to those he most trusted meaning issue - the ailing mobster was not famous because of “The Godfather...rather town was famous"D near to those he most trusted, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of “The Godfather” modifier issueE 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. passive construction
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