In little more than a decade, Argentina has become the

Question

In little more than a decade, Argentina has become the worldâ€™s leading exporter of honey,
 with nearly 90,000 tons a year sold to foreign markets, almost half of which going  to the
United States.

A. with nearly 90,000 tons a year sold to foreign markets, almost half of which going

B. with the sale of nearly 90,000 tons a year to foreign markets, and almost half of it
that goes

C. with the sale to foreign markets of nearly 90,000 tons a year, with almost half of it
going

D. selling nearly 90,000 tons a year to foreign markets, and almost half of it goes

E. selling nearly 90,000 tons a year to foreign markets, with almost half going

Please do no just answer, explain your reasoning

mm007 · Answer

C... misplaced modifier... 90000 should be close to almost half of it...

trivikram · Answer

Absolutely...

You need a participle phrase (which is the -ing form)

E

kripalkavi · Answer

E. selling nearly 90,000 tons a year to foreign markets, with almost half going  

1. Subordinate clause that provides additional information about Argentina's world position in honey exports. 
2. Parallelism: selling - going

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

In the entire sentence, I could not find a  subordinate clause . Part that is joined by "selling" is a participle modifying the subject of the sentence - Argentina. A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. Subordination involves turning one of the clauses into a subordinate element through the use of a Subordinating Conjunction (athough, because etc) or a Relative Pronoun (who, which etc)

My $0.02

kripalkavi · Answer

I stand corrected on the 'clause'. As you explained, it is not a clause, but a participal phrase. But the phrase is subordinate nonetheless as it adds additional information regarding Argentina's position. Refer the Manhattan SC guide (Chapter on parallelism).

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

No thanks - Manhattan guide is not a grammar book. Refer to any standard grammar book for definition of a clause and the rules of subordination.

DreamMBA · Answer

Go for E

a - incorrect tenses - sold, going

b,c - wordy - with the sale of 

d - incorrect tenses - selling, goes

standard · Answer

E looks best for me, but shouldn't there be an  it  at the end?

"Half of what?", GMAC might ask.

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