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Official Explanation

The underlined portion of the sentence follows a modifying phrase, so check that the phrase modifies the correct noun. The introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor…forms, incorrectly modifies the noun Autumn. This is a misplaced modifier error. Eliminate choice A and look for any obvious repeaters. Choice B is an obvious repeater because the introductory phrase also incorrectly modifies the noun Autumn. Eliminate choice B. Now, evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.

Choice C fixes the original modifier error by restructuring the sentence so that the introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor… forms, correctly modifies the noun Alice Marquez, and introduces no new errors, so keep choice C. Choice D creates a misplaced modifier error because the introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor… forms, incorrectly modifies Alice Marquez's Autumn. Eliminate choice D. Choice E fixes the original modifier error by restructuring the sentence so that the introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor… forms, correctly modifies the noun Alice Marquez. However, choice E incorrectly completes the idiom as considered…to be. The correct idiom structure leaves the word considered unaccompanied. It does not require a preposition to complete it. This is an idiom error. Eliminate choice E.

Choice A: No. The introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor… forms, incorrectly modifies the noun Autumn. Misplaced modifier.

Choice B: No. The introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor… forms, incorrectly modifies the noun Autumn. Misplaced modifier.

Choice C: Correct.

Choice D: No. The introductory phrase, praised by critics for her extensive use of metaphor… forms, incorrectly modifies the noun Alice Marquez's Autumn. Misplaced modifier.

Choice E: No. The correct idiom for the word considered does not follow the word with a preposition. Idiom.

The correct answer is choice C.

Why D is incorrect? ‘Her’ is a possessive pronoun and correctly refers to alice.

Should this option correctly means that:
Critics praised the book (and not Alice and books can have critics) for extensive use of metaphor.

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