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clearly, there is a difference between
(i)" imported Asian and European products, regions that..." and
(ii) "products imported from Asia and Europe, regions that..."
While "imported Asian and European" modify "products", they do not indicate places or "regions"

But in (ii) the object of prep (from Asia and Europe) refer to location, place, or "region"

Grammatically speaking, what is wrong with the expression below?
"making it more difficult for country X consumers to afford imported Asian and European products
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clearly, there is a difference between
(i)" imported Asian and European products, regions that..." and
(ii) "products imported from Asia and Europe, regions that..."
While "imported Asian and European" modify "products", they do not indicate places or "regions"

But in (ii) the object of prep (from Asia and Europe) refer to location, place, or "region"

Grammatically speaking, what is wrong with the expression below?
"making it more difficult for country X consumers to afford imported Asian and European products

IMHO There would be nothing wrong if the sentence ended with that. It is the modifier after that which makes the sentence wrong.

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A weak currency prompts companies that export to country X to raise prices, making it more difficult for
country X consumers to afford imported Asian and European products, regions that rely heavily on exports
as engines of economic growth
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A. imported Asian and European products, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growth
B. product imports from Asia and Europe, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growing
C. products imported from Asia and Europe, where regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growth
D. Asian and European product imports, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growing
E. products imported from Asia and Europe, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growth

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after discussions
original sentence has a modifier problem. same problem is in D.
C has one stupid 'where' added in between.
B ends with incorrect 'growing'.

Ans E it is!
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There is a possibility to misconstrue that Asia and Europe re themselves imported countries, because imported may be mistaken to modify Asian and European rather than products. This is a possibility, though vey illogical. After all, who will import Asia and Europe?
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A weak currency prompts companies that export to country X to raise prices, making it more difficult for
country X consumers to afford imported Asian and European products, regions that rely heavily on exports
as engines of economic growth
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A. imported Asian and European products, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growth
B. product imports from Asia and Europe, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growing
C. products imported from Asia and Europe, where regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growth
D. Asian and European product imports, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growing
E. products imported from Asia and Europe, regions that rely heavily on exports as engines of economic growth

Regards.

OA
after discussions

First, misplaced modifier

regions must modify Asia and Europe so only B and E stay
Engines of economic growing is just nasty

So E is the right choice

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