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Global warming is said to be responsible for extreme weather changes, which, like the heavy rains that caused more than $ 2 billion in damages and led to flooding throughout the state of California, and the heat wave in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, which was also the cause of a great amount of damage and destruction.
(A) which, like the heavy rains that caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding throughout the state of California,
(B) which, like the heavy rains that throughout the state of California caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding,
(C) like the heavy flooding that, because of rains throughout the state of California, caused more than $2 billion in damages,
(D) such as the heavy flooding that led to rains throughout the state of California causing more than $2 billion in damages,
(E) such as the heavy rains that led to flooding throughout the state of California, causing more than $2 billion in damages,
(A) which, like the heavy rains that caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding throughout the state of California,
(B) which, like the heavy rains that throughout the state of California caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding,
(C) like the heavy flooding that, because of rains throughout the state of California, caused more than $2 billion in damages,
(D) such as the heavy flooding that led to rains throughout the state of California causing more than $2 billion in damages,
(E) such as the heavy rains that led to flooding throughout the state of California, causing more than $2 billion in damages,
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Global warming is said to be responsible for extreme weather changes, which, like the heavy rains that caused more than $ 2 billion in damages and led to flooding throughout the state of California, and the heat wave in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, which was also the cause of a great amount of damage and destruction.
Issues: Modifiers | Meaning
Analysis:
1. The clause "Global warming is said to be responsible for extreme weather changes" is an independent clause followed by 2 examples of extreme weather changes.
2. Looking at the options there is a split between "such as" and "like". "such as" should be used to enumerate examples.
I have highlighted the errors below:
(A) which, like the heavy rains that caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding throughout the state of California,
- If you remove "like the heavy rains...", the sentence reads ".... extreme weather changes, which ? and the heat wave". - Fragment
(B) which, like the heavy rains that throughout the state of California caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding,
- Structure issue which leads to non-sensical statement [same as (A)]
(C) like the heavy flooding that, because of rains throughout the state of California, caused more than $2 billion in damages,
- "like" used to introduce examples
(D) such as the heavy flooding that led to rains throughout the state of California causing more than $2 billion in damages,
- "heavy flooding that led to rains" is non-sensical.
(E) such as the heavy rains that led to flooding throughout the state of California, causing more than $2 billion in damages,
- Corrects all the issues
Issues: Modifiers | Meaning
Analysis:
1. The clause "Global warming is said to be responsible for extreme weather changes" is an independent clause followed by 2 examples of extreme weather changes.
2. Looking at the options there is a split between "such as" and "like". "such as" should be used to enumerate examples.
I have highlighted the errors below:
(A) which, like the heavy rains that caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding throughout the state of California,
- If you remove "like the heavy rains...", the sentence reads ".... extreme weather changes, which ? and the heat wave". - Fragment
(B) which, like the heavy rains that throughout the state of California caused more than $2 billion in damages and led to flooding,
- Structure issue which leads to non-sensical statement [same as (A)]
(C) like the heavy flooding that, because of rains throughout the state of California, caused more than $2 billion in damages,
- "like" used to introduce examples
(D) such as the heavy flooding that led to rains throughout the state of California causing more than $2 billion in damages,
- "heavy flooding that led to rains" is non-sensical.
(E) such as the heavy rains that led to flooding throughout the state of California, causing more than $2 billion in damages,
- Corrects all the issues
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1) Split is LIKE vs SUCH AS
we are not comparing extreme weather changes with heavy rains and heat wave, so LIKE is wrong usage..
heat wave and heavy rains are EXAMPLE of weather changes, so SUCH AS is correct
ONLY D and E are left
2) D changes the meaning ...
It is not heavy flooding that cause rain BUT heavy rain that causes heavy flooding..
Also usage of present participle 'causing' is not correct in D
ans E
