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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
(C) 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


my take if E. A, B and C are out because "which" has no clear referent. D sounds awkward to me. and it has idiomatic error. Make X Y. "making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain" is nonsensical. correct me if i am wrong
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IMO Option E.

A, B, C are wrong because which can not modify rises.
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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
(C) 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


Picked 'E'. "Which" cannot modify "rises" in the sentence. Choice 'E' is more clearer than choice 'D'
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(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
Which cannot modify rises.

(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain
attractive
Which cannot modify rises.

(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
Which cannot modify rises.

(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
idiom is subsitute for.
Moreover alcohol is becoming an attractive substitute.....not the process is causing the attractive substitution for alcohol.


(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute
Correct.
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D. Making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal gain
E. Making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute

Between substitute and substitution, i am lost. In E, is substitution more correct and appropriate, as "attractive" is adjective that should modify a noun?

Can someone explain, please. Thanks

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A. Which is not the correct word to explain cause and effect relation ship - kicked out
B. Which is not the correct word to explain cause and effect relation ship - kicked out
C. Which is not the correct word to explain cause and effect relation ship - kicked out
D.This answer choice states that, the rise of price of gasoline makes the gasoline the attractive substitute of alcohol. But it should be other way - The rise of price of gasoline makes the alcohol the attractive substitute - Kicked out
E. This choice correctly states that the rise of price of gasoline makes the alcohol an attractive substitute. - Correct
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monir6000 wrote:
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
(C) 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


This sentence is awkward in general.

A, B, and C can be eliminated because "which" can't be "rises" or "the price of gasoline rises"

D is in a passive voice, and awkward

E is the most direct, and correct option. We can rearrange the phrases so it looks like this "The prices are sure to increase making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute as the price of gasoline rises."
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