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Both ‘Working from’ and’ working with’ are correct idioms depending upon the context of each. In the given case, ‘working from, suits better. Working with means that the commission worked with several other agencies physically and produced the report. Need not be always. It can also produce a report from the documents provided by several agencies. For example, when somebody wants a technical opinion, he will ask for the opinion of the expert in writing and proceed from that opinion.
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A reflection about this SC.

So, first of all Complied is :to do what you have been asked or ordered to do, for istance : I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied.

Here the commission works from documents provided by different agencies......did not order anything or ask anything

A and B out.......wrong.

C unuseful

E indicate only the providing of documents, but the commission produced a report, hence has worked on documents.....

E seems really the right choice.........
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+1 E

In B, "it" does not have a clear referent.
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I am not understanding it.Can anyone explain the every answer option...........
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I am not understanding it.Can anyone explain the every answer option...........

Hi Mun, below is my observation:

Complied from documents provided by several government agencies, the investigative commission produced a report clearly indicating that federal officials had frequently authorized expenditures far above statutory limits.

A: Complied from documents provided by several government agencies....Sounds as if The investigative comission is compiled which is awkward
B: Compiling it from several government agencies' documents....."It" has no clear referant
C: A compilation of documents from several government agencies....The whole phrase does not modify "the investigative body
D: Documents provided by several government agencies.....Similar problem as in C
E: Working from documents provided by several government agencies....Bingo Working from the document.......The investigative body produced report ........
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Hope it helps....
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Complied from documents provided by several government agencies, the investigative commission produced a report clearly indicating that federal officials had frequently authorized expenditures far above statutory limits.

A: Complied from documents provided by several government agencies.... modifies the investigative commission (which doesn't make sense)

B: Compiling it from several government agencies' documents....."It?? what "it" referring to?? if we consider placeholder "it". also doesn't make sense

C: A compilation of documents from several government agencies....ambiguous

D: Documents provided by several government agencies.....Same problem as in C

E: Working from documents provided by several government agencies....Bingo Working from the document....The investigative body produced report ...seems to be correct
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In option B,

Why "it" can not refer to "a report" that has been produced. Finally it was the report only that has been compiled.

Experts pls suggest !

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why is B wrong? everyone says B has pronoun antecedent problem(which i am not able to find out!), but i feel that B has a modifier problem.
For B the main clause should be something like this :
(Modifier), the report ..............................
Please clarify.
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