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Disturbed by unfair treatment such as low pay and long hours, the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.

(A) the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.
(B) the work visa was an idea for improvements of the immigration law suggested by the ACLU.
(C) the ACLU suggested the work visa as an improvement to the immigration law.
(D) the ACLU suggested that immigration laws be improved by the work visa.
(E) the work visa was suggested to be an improvement of immigration law by the ACLU.
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I'll go for C
A, B and E - Modifier error - "Disturbed by unfair treatment..." + "comma" is modifying "ACLU"
D - distorted meaning
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Disturbed by unfair treatment such as low pay and long hours, the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.
(A) the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.
(B) the work visa was an idea for improvements of the immigration law suggested by the ACLU.
(C) the ACLU suggested the work visa as an improvement to the immigration law.
(D) the ACLU suggested that immigration laws be improved by the work visa.
(E) the work visa was suggested to be an improvement of immigration law by the ACLU.

I am confused, please help to find a right choice?
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Absolutely C.
Simply discount the answer choices A, B, and E on incorrect use of the modifier.
D is incorrect as work visa cannot be used to immigration laws,rather it is used as a tool to improve immigration laws.
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Modifier error & Passive voice error:

Disturbed by unfair treatment such as low pay and long hours, the idea of the work visa was
improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.

(A) the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU. - Clause, disturbed by unfair treatment .... modifies idea. It should modify ACLU,
(B) the work visa was an idea for improvements of the immigration law suggested by the ACLU.- Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... modifies work visa. It should modify ACLU,
(C) the ACLU suggested the work visa as an improvement to the immigration law. - Correct option. Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... correctly modifies ACLU.
(D) the ACLU suggested that immigration laws be improved by the work visa. -Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... correctly modifies ACLU but 2nd portion of the sentence uses passive voice.
(E) the work visa was suggested to be an improvement of immigration law by the ACLU. - Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... modifies work visa. It should modify ACLU also uses passive voice
Correct option : C
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Modifier error & Passive voice error:

Disturbed by unfair treatment such as low pay and long hours, the idea of the work visa was
improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.

(A) the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU. - Clause, disturbed by unfair treatment .... modifies idea. It should modify ACLU,
(B) the work visa was an idea for improvements of the immigration law suggested by the ACLU.- Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... modifies work visa. It should modify ACLU,
(C) the ACLU suggested the work visa as an improvement to the immigration law. - Correct option. Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... correctly modifies ACLU.
(D) the ACLU suggested that immigration laws be improved by the work visa. -Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... correctly modifies ACLU but 2nd portion of the sentence uses passive voice.
(E) the work visa was suggested to be an improvement of immigration law by the ACLU. - Clause disturbed by unfair treatment .... modifies work visa. It should modify ACLU also uses passive voice
Correct option : C
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Suggested that is appropriate usage and is required to remove the ambiguity from the sentence.
Passive voice does play an important role in fine tuning options but cannot play a vital role in eliminating the "Suggest that" system.

I am still not convinced that OA is C. I go with D
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IMO, D can not be the choice, because, it changes the text’s meaning altogether; the passage means to say that the ACLU suggested the institution of the work visa as a means of improvement to the immigration laws. On the contrary, D says that immigration laws be improved by the work visa itself. There is a hell of lot of difference between the work visa as an improvement and the work visa improving the immigration laws.
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Disturbed by unfair treatment such as low pay and long hours, the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.

(A) the idea of the work visa was improvements of the immigration law by the ACLU.
(B) the work visa was an idea for improvements of the immigration law suggested by the ACLU.
(C) the ACLU suggested the work visa as an improvement to the immigration law.
(D) the ACLU suggested that immigration laws be improved by the work visa.
(E) the work visa was suggested to be an improvement of immigration law by the ACLU.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:




(Misplaced Modifier) A participial phrase in the beginning of the sentence should alert you of the existence of a misplaced modified in the sentence. Indeed there is one in this sentence, because an “idea” could not have been disturbed by unfair treatment.

What the author intends to say is that the ACLU was disturbed by unfair treatment of low pay and unfair working conditions, and suggested an improvement to immigration laws in the form of the work visa. So, thee main clause of the sentence must start with the word “the ACLU.”

Among the choices, only (C) and (D) start with this word. Between the two, (C) consists of a phrase and reflects the intention of the author precisely, while (D) is a full clause in the passive voice.

(Remember that, if there is no other error and if the intention of the author is brought out clearly, a phrase is preferable to a clause, and a sentence in the active voice is preferable to one in the passive voice.)

So, between (C) and (D), the former is the better choice, and is the answer.
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