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I narrowed down the options to D and E. Can you please explain why D is wrong?
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We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, D is not exactly wrong, but it is inferior to Option D because it uses the needlessly wordy phrase “dioxins that are currently uncontrolled”, rendering it awkward and needlessly indirect.

We hope this helps.

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(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

Much needs singular verb. So A,B, C OUT.
Between D and E, We nee Come for subject Dioxins not To COME. and "currently uncontrolled dioxins" is better constructed than "dioxins that are currently uncontrolled"
So (E)
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ExpertsGlobal5 - Referring to your explanation of option A, I find a slight disconnect. While "much" should not be used with a countable noun "dioxins" (no questions there), the "comes" or "come" is referring to "much" or "many", and not "dioxins", as you have stated. So, I think your explanation incorrectly mentions "This answer choice incorrectly uses the singular verb “comes” to refer to the plural noun “dioxins”. "comes" is not referring to "dioxin" in the first place!

Request you to please check and advise if I am missing anything here! Thanks

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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.


(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come


Concepts tested here: Subject-verb Agreement + Idioms + Redundancy/Awkwardness

A: Trap. This answer choice incorrectly uses the singular verb “comes” to refer to the plural noun “dioxins”. Further, Option A incorrectly uses the term “much” to refer to the countable noun “dioxins”; for a noun such as “dioxins”, the appropriate equivalent term is “many”.

B: Trap. This answer choice incorrectly uses the term “much” to refer to the countable noun “dioxins”; for a noun such as “dioxins”, the appropriate equivalent term is “many”.

C: This answer choice incorrectly uses the singular verb “comes” to refer to the plural noun “dioxins”. Further, Option C incorrectly uses the term “much” to refer to the countable noun “dioxins”; for a noun such as “dioxins”, the appropriate equivalent term is “many”. Additionally, Option C uses the needlessly wordy phrase “dioxins that are currently uncontrolled”, rendering it awkward and needlessly indirect.

D: This answer choice uses the needlessly wordy phrase “dioxins that are currently uncontrolled”, rendering it awkward and needlessly indirect.

E: Correct. This answer choice correctly uses the plural verb “come” to refer to the plural verb “dioxins”. Further, Option C correctly uses the term “many” to refer to the countable noun “dioxins”. Additionally, Option E is free of all awkwardness and redundancy.

Hence, E is the best answer choice.

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some examples for the uncountable nouns ending with 's' ?
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some examples for the uncountable nouns ending with 's' ?
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Some uncountable nouns that end with s:

business (when it refers to business as an activity)
darkness
economics (when it names the field of study)
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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.

(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes
(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come
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Note: if something is plural then you can surely count it. What could be process of counting it we don't know but you can count it for sure! The word dioxins, in choice E, carries S. So, dioxins is definitely countable. For countable noun we use many.
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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.


(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come
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I would like to share my explanation for the question.

First of all, we need to reject A,B,C or D,E on the basis of uncountable vs countable nouns. Since here we mention "Dioxins" which are countable to say, so we would reject options A,B & C straight since it uses "much".

Now, focusing on options D & E.

In option D we have a parallelism error.

A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come from the incineration of wastes.

Very awkward construction. Hence, D is out. So we are left with E which is our correct answer.

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Hey KarishmaB another question about option E -Isn't which used as a non-restrictive pronoun?
Over here the usage is restrictive and "that" should have been used in place of "which"


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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.


(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come


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Question No.: SC 34
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https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/30/business/hazard-of-dioxins-assailed-in-study.html

Much of the dioxins and furans to which Americans are exposed come from the burning of municipal and industrial wastes, according to the paper, which was written by Barry Commoner, director of the Queens College center, along with Thomas Webster and Karen Shapiro.

When to use a much v/s many. and should it be "exposed to" or just "exposed" ? A better explanation instead of just an answer letter would be preferred. Thanks


The sentence tells us that a report has concluded that much/many of the dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from incineration of wastes. Also, that currently these dioxins are uncontrolled (unregulated).
We only need to focus on the noun clause beginning with ‘that’.

(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

Since ‘dioxins’ is plural, we should use ‘many’.
…many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins … or … many of the dioxins …
Hence, options (A), (B) and (C) are not correct.

Since the subject is ‘many of the dioxins’ (plural), the verb should be ‘come,’ not ‘comes.’ Hence, options (A) and (C) are incorrect.

The relative clause beginning with ‘that’ gives us two additional data points about ‘many of the dioxins’ – they are currently uncontrolled and many Americans are exposed to them.
If the two points are joined together with an ‘and,’ we need to put them in a parallel structure or at least as parallel as possible.

For example, the following work:
… many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and quite dangerous come from ….
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and are quite dangerous come from...
They both explain two features of these dioxins.

However,
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that are quite dangerous come from...
This is grammatically correct but here we are wondering whether we are talking about the same dioxins or two different types of dioxins – one that are currently uncontrolled and the other that are quite dangerous. Since ‘and’ is conjunctive (discussed in the module in ‘Connectors’ section), we are likely talking about the same dioxins and hence this could work too.

Now, let’s look at option (D):

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here, we do not have parallel elements. The first underlined is ‘verb + modifier’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the subject) and the second is ‘subject + verb + preposition’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the object). Hence, we certainly need two separate that clauses.
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here we can say that the two ‘that’ clauses modify ‘many of the dioxins.’
Hence, as given, option (D) is not correct.

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

Option (E) is correct. Here, ‘currently uncontrolled’ pre-modifies dioxins so the issue of parallelism disappears. Also, the preposition ‘to’ is placed before ‘which’ making it more formal.

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Hey KarishmaB another question about option E -Isn't which used as a non-restrictive pronoun?
Over here the usage is restrictive and "that" should have been used in place of "which"


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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.


(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come


The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 10th Edition, 2003

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Question No.: SC 34
Page: 658

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https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/30/business/hazard-of-dioxins-assailed-in-study.html

Much of the dioxins and furans to which Americans are exposed come from the burning of municipal and industrial wastes, according to the paper, which was written by Barry Commoner, director of the Queens College center, along with Thomas Webster and Karen Shapiro.

When to use a much v/s many. and should it be "exposed to" or just "exposed" ? A better explanation instead of just an answer letter would be preferred. Thanks


The sentence tells us that a report has concluded that much/many of the dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from incineration of wastes. Also, that currently these dioxins are uncontrolled (unregulated).
We only need to focus on the noun clause beginning with ‘that’.

(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

Since ‘dioxins’ is plural, we should use ‘many’.
…many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins … or … many of the dioxins …
Hence, options (A), (B) and (C) are not correct.

Since the subject is ‘many of the dioxins’ (plural), the verb should be ‘come,’ not ‘comes.’ Hence, options (A) and (C) are incorrect.

The relative clause beginning with ‘that’ gives us two additional data points about ‘many of the dioxins’ – they are currently uncontrolled and many Americans are exposed to them.
If the two points are joined together with an ‘and,’ we need to put them in a parallel structure or at least as parallel as possible.

For example, the following work:
… many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and quite dangerous come from ….
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and are quite dangerous come from...
They both explain two features of these dioxins.

However,
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that are quite dangerous come from...
This is grammatically correct but here we are wondering whether we are talking about the same dioxins or two different types of dioxins – one that are currently uncontrolled and the other that are quite dangerous. Since ‘and’ is conjunctive (discussed in the module in ‘Connectors’ section), we are likely talking about the same dioxins and hence this could work too.

Now, let’s look at option (D):

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here, we do not have parallel elements. The first underlined is ‘verb + modifier’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the subject) and the second is ‘subject + verb + preposition’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the object). Hence, we certainly need two separate that clauses.
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here we can say that the two ‘that’ clauses modify ‘many of the dioxins.’
Hence, as given, option (D) is not correct.

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

Option (E) is correct. Here, ‘currently uncontrolled’ pre-modifies dioxins so the issue of parallelism disappears. Also, the preposition ‘to’ is placed before ‘which’ making it more formal.

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'which' can be used in the restrictive sense too (without a comma) but we cannot use 'that' in non restrictive sense.

Here, 'that' doesn't work. We have a preposition to place before the connector.
Many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from incineration.
Many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to that North Americans are exposed come from incineration. - Incorrect
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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.


(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come


The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 10th Edition, 2003

Practice Question
Question No.: SC 34
Page: 658

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https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/30/business/hazard-of-dioxins-assailed-in-study.html

Much of the dioxins and furans to which Americans are exposed come from the burning of municipal and industrial wastes, according to the paper, which was written by Barry Commoner, director of the Queens College center, along with Thomas Webster and Karen Shapiro.

When to use a much v/s many. and should it be "exposed to" or just "exposed" ? A better explanation instead of just an answer letter would be preferred. Thanks


The sentence tells us that a report has concluded that much/many of the dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from incineration of wastes. Also, that currently these dioxins are uncontrolled (unregulated).
We only need to focus on the noun clause beginning with ‘that’.

(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

Since ‘dioxins’ is plural, we should use ‘many’.
…many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins … or … many of the dioxins …
Hence, options (A), (B) and (C) are not correct.

Since the subject is ‘many of the dioxins’ (plural), the verb should be ‘come,’ not ‘comes.’ Hence, options (A) and (C) are incorrect.

The relative clause beginning with ‘that’ gives us two additional data points about ‘many of the dioxins’ – they are currently uncontrolled and many Americans are exposed to them.
If the two points are joined together with an ‘and,’ we need to put them in a parallel structure or at least as parallel as possible.

For example, the following work:
… many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and quite dangerous come from ….
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and are quite dangerous come from...
They both explain two features of these dioxins.

However,
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that are quite dangerous come from...
This is grammatically correct but here we are wondering whether we are talking about the same dioxins or two different types of dioxins – one that are currently uncontrolled and the other that are quite dangerous. Since ‘and’ is conjunctive (discussed in the module in ‘Connectors’ section), we are likely talking about the same dioxins and hence this could work too.

Now, let’s look at option (D):

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here, we do not have parallel elements. The first underlined is ‘verb + modifier’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the subject) and the second is ‘subject + verb + preposition’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the object). Hence, we certainly need two separate that clauses.
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here we can say that the two ‘that’ clauses modify ‘many of the dioxins.’
Hence, as given, option (D) is not correct.

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

Option (E) is correct. Here, ‘currently uncontrolled’ pre-modifies dioxins so the issue of parallelism disappears. Also, the preposition ‘to’ is placed before ‘which’ making it more formal.

Answer (E)
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Hi KarishmaB

Below is the correct version of OG answer.

A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from the incineration of wastes.

Two questions:

1. Role of ''To which'': Is it a prepositional modifier modifying the subject North Americans of the dependent clause?
2. Can i replace ''To Which'' with ''That''?

Thankyou!
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A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes.


(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes

(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come


The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 10th Edition, 2003

Practice Question
Question No.: SC 34
Page: 658

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https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/30/business/hazard-of-dioxins-assailed-in-study.html

Much of the dioxins and furans to which Americans are exposed come from the burning of municipal and industrial wastes, according to the paper, which was written by Barry Commoner, director of the Queens College center, along with Thomas Webster and Karen Shapiro.

When to use a much v/s many. and should it be "exposed to" or just "exposed" ? A better explanation instead of just an answer letter would be preferred. Thanks


The sentence tells us that a report has concluded that much/many of the dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from incineration of wastes. Also, that currently these dioxins are uncontrolled (unregulated).
We only need to focus on the noun clause beginning with ‘that’.

(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes

Since ‘dioxins’ is plural, we should use ‘many’.
…many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins … or … many of the dioxins …
Hence, options (A), (B) and (C) are not correct.

Since the subject is ‘many of the dioxins’ (plural), the verb should be ‘come,’ not ‘comes.’ Hence, options (A) and (C) are incorrect.

The relative clause beginning with ‘that’ gives us two additional data points about ‘many of the dioxins’ – they are currently uncontrolled and many Americans are exposed to them.
If the two points are joined together with an ‘and,’ we need to put them in a parallel structure or at least as parallel as possible.

For example, the following work:
… many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and quite dangerous come from ….
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and are quite dangerous come from...
They both explain two features of these dioxins.

However,
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that are quite dangerous come from...
This is grammatically correct but here we are wondering whether we are talking about the same dioxins or two different types of dioxins – one that are currently uncontrolled and the other that are quite dangerous. Since ‘and’ is conjunctive (discussed in the module in ‘Connectors’ section), we are likely talking about the same dioxins and hence this could work too.

Now, let’s look at option (D):

(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come

…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here, we do not have parallel elements. The first underlined is ‘verb + modifier’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the subject) and the second is ‘subject + verb + preposition’ (‘many of the dioxins’ is the object). Hence, we certainly need two separate that clauses.
…many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to come from…
Here we can say that the two ‘that’ clauses modify ‘many of the dioxins.’
Hence, as given, option (D) is not correct.

(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

Option (E) is correct. Here, ‘currently uncontrolled’ pre-modifies dioxins so the issue of parallelism disappears. Also, the preposition ‘to’ is placed before ‘which’ making it more formal.

Answer (E)


Hi KarishmaB

Below is the correct version of OG answer.

A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come from the incineration of wastes.

Two questions:

1. Role of ''To which'': Is it a prepositional modifier modifying the subject North Americans of the dependent clause?
2. Can i replace ''To Which'' with ''That''?

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It is a relative clause with a preposition. In formal English, the preposition should be placed before the relative pronoun. In spoken English, we do put the preposition at the end of the clause. The relative clauses are highlighted below.

In spoken English, both these versions work:
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins which North Americans are exposed to come
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

In formal English, we use this:
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

We cannot place 'to' before 'that' relative pronoun.
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It is a relative clause with a preposition. In formal English, the preposition should be placed before the relative pronoun. In spoken English, we do put the preposition at the end of the clause. The relative clauses are highlighted below.

In spoken English, both these versions work:
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins which North Americans are exposed to come
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

In formal English, we use this:
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

We cannot place 'to' before 'that' relative pronoun.
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Hi KarishmaB

Understood that ''To Which'' is a part of relative clause North Americans are exposed, but what part is it playing in this relative clause? Because ''North Americans'' is the subject of RC, ''To Which'' can't be a subject.

Also, wouldn't the below sentence be correct? I have just removed the ''To Which'' part

A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins ''that'' North Americans are exposed come from the incineration of wastes.

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It is a relative clause with a preposition. In formal English, the preposition should be placed before the relative pronoun. In spoken English, we do put the preposition at the end of the clause. The relative clauses are highlighted below.

In spoken English, both these versions work:
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins which North Americans are exposed to come
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come

In formal English, we use this:
(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come

We cannot place 'to' before 'that' relative pronoun.


Hi KarishmaB

Understood that ''To Which'' is a part of relative clause North Americans are exposed, but what part is it playing in this relative clause? Because ''North Americans'' is the subject of RC, ''To Which'' can't be a subject.

Also, wouldn't the below sentence be correct? I have just removed the ''To Which'' part

A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins ''that'' North Americans are exposed come from the incineration of wastes.

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Relative clauses are adjective clauses and tell you more about a noun. Here this RC is telling us more about 'the dioxins'

Which dioxins? the dioxins that North Americans are exposed to..

The actual clause is 'The North Americans are exposed to the dioxins.'
Here, 'the dioxins' is the object of the preposition.
We have re-written this as: ... the dioxins to which the North Americans are exposed come from...
Because we want to talk about 'dioxins' and where they come from.


Note that we cannot write this as: 'The North Americans are exposed the dioxins.'
Hence, we cannot remove the proposition.
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