egmat
President Clinton spent significant money on the “No Child Left Behind” program in several school districts throughout the country,
which led to a boom in the school construction industry and also added thousands of jobs for teachers and support staff.
A. which led to a boom in the school construction industry and also added
B. which not only led to a boom in the school construction industry, but also added
C. not only leading to a boom in the school construction industry but also adding
D. leading to a boom in the school construction industry, which also added
E. leading to a boom in the construction industry of school, which added
Regards,
Payal
Hi
egmatThis is a great question. I chose C hesitantly. My confusion lies in choosing between B and C.
In my opinion, both B and C are grammatically correct(with a subtle difference in meaning). I am studying from the material I purchased from you, so you may be able to relate better to my questions
. Please help with my analysisOption C I have absolutely no problem with C's grammatical correctness as it uses Verb-ing Modifier correctly to specify the result of an action in the clause.
Intended MeaningThis option implies that the
SPENDING of the money on the program led to the boom in the school construction industry and the creation of jobs. Option BGrammarI remember that a "which" can modify a slightly far away noun if the structure demands so. I hope you remember that this particular concept is taught in one of your concept files presented as an article. The justification for something coming in the middle of the Modified Entity and the Modifier is that what comes in between the two cannot be effectively placed anywhere else in the sentence. As per this, I think that Option B is grammatically correct and modifies
"No Child Left Behind" program.
Intended MeaningThis option implies that the
PROGRAM led to the boom in the school construction industry and the creation of jobs.This also makes sense in my opinion. The change in meaning here shifts only from the "spending on the program" to the "program itself". In my opinion, both have too close a meaning to be considered different.