If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of certain types of

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If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of certain types of alcoholic beverage, such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals they can be healthy, as they contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue .

A. If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of certain types of alcoholic beverage, such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals they can be healthy, as they contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue

B. If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals alcoholic beverages of this type can be healthy, which contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue

C. Compositional analysis of red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals that certain types of alcoholic beverages contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can be healthy, prevent the development of cancer, and protect organ tissue, if consumed in moderation

D. Certain types of alcoholic beverages such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey that contain phytochemicals and flavonoids, as revealed by compositional analysis, can be healthy if consumed in moderation, prevent the development of cancer, and protect organ tissue

E. Certain types of alcoholic beverages, such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey, can be healthy if consumed in moderation; compositional analysis reveals that they contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue

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makwanamansi4 · Answer

Please explain why the correct cannot be D. Thanks in advance

cyrwr1 · Answer

Chemicals and flavonoids, modifier, consumed in moderation??

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Preeti12345 · Answer

can any one please explain why not "c"

turbojuly · Answer

C. Compositional analysis of red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals that certain types of alcoholic beverages contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can be healthy, prevent the development of cancer, and protect organ tissue, if consumed in moderation

That "If consumed in moderation" at the end of the sentence refers to "phytochemicals and flavonoids", whereas it should refer to "red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey"

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of certain types of alcoholic beverage, such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals they can be healthy, as they contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue.

A. If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of certain types of alcoholic beverage, such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals they can be healthy, as they contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue

Incorrect.

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. It begins with a modifier  (If) consumed with moderation  which should be placed right next to the noun it describes. The only noun that this modifier can logically modify is  alcoholic beverage  but what immediately follows the modifier is  compositional analysis  (which cannot be  consumed ).

What helps us identify this question as a Dangling or Misplaced Modifier question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:

A modifier

Verb+ing or V3, or non participial phrase at the beginning of the sentence, and separated by a comma). The modifier should modify the noun following the comma. 
  Verb+ing or V3, or non participial phrase appearing in the middle to end of a sentence and preceded by a comma; the modifier should refer back to the nearest subject or clause or show the result of the previous clause. 
  Verb+ing or V3, or non participial phrase appearing in the middle to end of a sentence and NOT preceded by a comma; the modifier should modify the preceding noun or noun phrase.

Whenever you see this Stop Sign, focus on the modifier: check whether the modifier modifies what it is supposed to.

B. If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals alcoholic beverages of this type can be healthy, which contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue

Incorrect.

This answer choice repeats the original Misplaced Modifier mistake. It begins with a modifier  (If) consumed with moderation  which should be placed right next to the noun it describes. The only noun that this modifier can logically modify is  alcoholic beverage  but what immediately follows the modifier is  compositional analysis  (which cannot be  consumed ).

In addition, the relative clause  which contain phytochemicals and flavonoids  is also intended to modify the noun  alcoholic beverages . In this answer choice, however, it follows the adjective  healthy .

C. Compositional analysis of red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey reveals that certain types of alcoholic beverages contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can be healthy, prevent the development of cancer, and protect organ tissue, if consumed in moderation

Incorrect.

This answer choice is stylistically flawed and changes the meaning of the original sentence. It ends with a modifier:  (If) consumed with moderation , but the placement of the modifier makes it ambiguous because it could grammatically refer to many nouns in the sentence:  analysis, certain types of alcoholic beverages, phytochemicals and flavonoids, cancer,  and  organ tissue . However, the only noun that this modifier can logically modify is  alcoholic beverages .

In addition, this answer choice changes the meaning of the original sentence by using the relative clause  that can be healthy, etc . to modify  phytochemicals and flavonoids , whereas the original sentence states that  certain types of alcoholic beverage... can be healthy.

D. Certain types of alcoholic beverages such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey that contain phytochemicals and flavonoids, as revealed by compositional analysis, can be healthy if consumed in moderation, prevent the development of cancer, and protect organ tissue

Incorrect.

While this answer choice corrects the original Misplaced Modifier mistake, it is grammatically incorrect and changes the meaning of the original sentence.

The defining relative clause  that contain phytochemicals and flavonoids  is used to modify the noun  whiskey  (which immediately precedes it). However, the plural verb  contain  does not agree with the singular noun  whiskey . This use of the defining relative pronoun that also changes the meaning, since the original sentence describes all of the beverages in the list as containing  phytochemicals and flavonoids  - not only  whiskey .

E. Certain types of alcoholic beverages, such as red wine, brandy, gin, malted beer and even whiskey, can be healthy if consumed in moderation; compositional analysis reveals that they contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that can prevent the development of cancer and protect organ tissue

This answer choice corrects the Misplaced Modifier mistake by placing the modifier  if consumed in moderation next to the phrase can be healthy . This way, the entire phrase  can be healthy if consumed in moderation  correctly modifies  Certain types of alcoholic beverage .

If consumed in moderation, compositional analysis of certain types of

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