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A. Bad placement of ‘that’. As that seems to be modifying newspapers.
B. We need a comma prior to which but even then it is bad.
C. ‘Its’ can refer to editors or to letters.
D. Fine. May be.
E. May be.
D & E both look good but E seems clearer and concise.
It has to be the letters complaining, the editor can't complain.
Don't you guys think that --'that were complaining" in D makes the sentence more clear
Letters were received by the editors of the newspaper that complained of its editorial policy. - NO. 'that' refers to its immediate preceding noun - newspaper
Letters were received by the editors of the newspaper that complained of its editorial policy.
Letters were received by the editors of the newspaper which complained of its editorial policy. - NO. which refers to newspaper.
Letters were received by the editors of the newspaper complaining of its editorial policy. - CORRECT. I chose this as A,B,D,E are ruled out.
The editor of the newspaper received letters that were complaining of the paper's editorial policy. - NO. meaning is changed as 'editors' is changed to 'editor'
The editor of the newspaper received letters complaining of the paper's editorial policy.
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