This one is tricky. I got it way wrong but when I found out what to look for it was pretty easy -- though I still curse its existence.
Quote:
Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report from the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg in a passionate account that stunned listeners.
A)Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report from the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg in a passionate account that stunned listeners.
B)In a passionate account that stunned listeners, Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report, being on the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg.
C)The only live radio report was broadcast by Herbert Morrison, a passionate account that stunned listeners, from the scene of the fire destroying the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg.
D)Broadcasting the only live radio report, Herbert Morrison passionately accounted the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg to stunned listeners.
E)In a passionate account that stunned listeners, Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report from the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg.
This sentence correction problem tests are understanding of what the sentence is really trying to convey. We need to understand that
Herbert Morrison broadcast is a passionate account.
A)Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report from the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg
in a passionate account that stunned listeners.
It's unclear what exactly is the passionate account. It could be the broadcast or it could be the fire that destroyed the Hindenburg. We need an option choice that clearly conveys what is the passionate account.
B)In a passionate account that stunned listeners, Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report,
being on the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg.
B correctly calls the broadcast a passionate account but it incorrectly uses the word "being".
C)The only live radio report was broadcast by Herbert Morrison,
a passionate account that stunned listeners, from the scene of the fire destroying the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg.
Answer Choice C also incorrectly modifies the wrong thing as a passionate account. It modifies Herbert Morrison. Remember that it is the broadcast that is a passionate account.
D)Broadcasting the only live radio report, Herbert Morrison
passionately accounted the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg to stunned listeners.
D is somewhat tricky. This one also gives the wrong meaning. Herbert Morrison did not account the scene. Instead, he gave an account.
E)In a passionate account that stunned listeners, Herbert Morrison broadcast the only live radio report from the scene of the fire that destroyed the German Zeppelin the Hindenburg.E is the winner.