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The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected, which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

(A) which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.
(B) which suggests that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(C) suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(D) suggesting that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(E) a situation that is even more deep and prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

Please assist with above sentence correction problem.

Comma + Verb -ing modifier is correctly used in (D) along with correct idiomatic usage more x than y, errors in other options are highlighted in RED
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The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected, which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

(A) which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.
(B) which suggests that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(C) suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(D) suggesting that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(E) a situation that is even more deep and prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

Please assist with above sentence correction problem.

Official solution from Veritas Prep.

Modifiers introduced by relative pronouns such as “which,” “whose,” or “where” have a simple rule: They must modify the noun (or noun phrase) that immediately precedes them. Answer choices A and B clearly violate this rule and are incorrect. A keen eye for relative clause errors can be instrumental in working through problems quickly and efficiently. Answer choice C is a textbook example of a comma splice error; you cannot write “the data was bleaker, suggests..." because there is no conjunction to link those clauses. Now that you are left with answer choices D and E, you should find the easy Decision Point relating to diction that many people miss: “deeper” vs. “more deep.” Clearly, “more deep” is incorrect, and the correct answer choice is thus D.
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The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected,
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(E) a situation that is even more deep and prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

experts, a situation can refer "the economy is bleaker", but cannot refer to "the economic report was bleaker",
am I correct? please confirm
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Can anyone tell me whether the appositive in E) is correct ?

In my opinion it is.

As Ron explained in Thursday with Ron:

If the appositive is CONCRETE (=something you can detect with your senses), it MUST modify the preceeding noun
If the appositive is ABSTRACT, it CAN modify the WHOLE IDEA of the preceeding clause

Here, as the appositive is a "a situation", which is ABSTRACT, we can use an appositive.


Can anyone tell me whether my approach is correct please.

PS: We can use other tools to eliminate E)


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The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected, which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

(A) which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.
(B) which suggests that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(C) suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(D) suggesting that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(E) a situation that is even more deep and prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

Please assist with above sentence correction problem.
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Can anyone tell me whether the appositive in E) is correct ?

In my opinion it is.

As Ron explained in Thursday with Ron:

If the appositive is CONCRETE (=something you can detect with your senses), it MUST modify the preceeding noun
If the appositive is ABSTRACT, it CAN modify the WHOLE IDEA of the preceeding clause

Here, as the appositive is a "a situation", which is ABSTRACT, we can use an appositive.


Can anyone tell me whether my approach is correct please.

PS: We can use other tools to eliminate E)


Thanks

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The economic report released today by Congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected, which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

(A) which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.
(B) which suggests that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(C) suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(D) suggesting that the nearing recession might be deeper and more prolonged than that predicted by even the most pessimistic analysts.
(E) a situation that is even more deep and prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

Please assist with above sentence correction problem.

Hello Naptiste,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can resolve your doubt.

Your observation here is indeed correct; "a situation" is an abstract appositive, so it can refer to the idea of the report being bleaker than predicted.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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