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.