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The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.


a) The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

b) The photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the use of an infrared film that was originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

c) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict.

d) Using an infrared film that renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, originally developed for military reconnaissance, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

e) Using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo


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I got confused between option D & E ; ( Which in option E seems to modify 'military reconnaissance' rather than the 'infrared film' )

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The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

a) The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

b) The photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the use of an infrared film that was originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

c) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict.

d) Using an infrared film that renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, originally developed for military reconnaissance, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

e) Using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

I got confused between option D & E ; ( Which in option E seems to modify 'military reconnaissance' rather than the 'infrared film' )


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A , B and C can be easily eliminated..
D and E have this difference--
there are two modifiers..
1) originally developed for military reconnaissance, -- NOUN modifier
2) which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink -- relative clause

what E correctly does, it puts the NOUN modifier NEXT to noun it modifies and thereafter the RELATIVE clause - which clause- modifies the the NOUN
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The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

a) The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

b) The photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the use of an infrared film that was originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

c) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict.

d) Using an infrared film that renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, originally developed for military reconnaissance, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

e) Using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

I got confused between option D & E ; ( Which in option E seems to modify 'military reconnaissance' rather than the 'infrared film' )


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A , B and C can be easily eliminated..
D and E have this difference--
there are two modifiers..
1) originally developed for military reconnaissance, -- NOUN modifier
2) which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink -- relative clause

what E correctly does, it puts the NOUN modifier NEXT to noun it modifies and thereafter the RELATIVE clause - which clause- modifies the the NOUN
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Just one question. Doesn't 'which' modify the nearest eligible noun. In this case we have 'infrared film' and 'military reconnaissance' as 2 eligible nouns. So theoretically 'which' should modify 'military reconnaissance'. What is the catch/trick here ...
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Relative pronoun has the flexibility to jump over the previous noun to distant noun if the closest noun when added with relative pronoun modifier doesn't make sense. Here, relative pronoun modifier can give nonsensical meaning when it is added with military reconnaissance.
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Relative pronoun has the flexibility to jump over the previous noun to distant noun if the closest noun when added with relative pronoun modifier doesn't make sense. Here, relative pronoun modifier can give nonsensical meaning when it is added with military reconnaissance.
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Is it because of the prepositional phrase "for military reconnaisance", that "which' is able to modify infrared film?
Can which ever modify a noun present in prepositional phrase?
Or are my concepts totally wrong :| :| :|
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So, the concept is that any relative pronoun modifies noun or preceding noun. here in option E, the preceding noun is military reconnaissance. but look at the arrangement.

Does military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink make sense.

Absolutely not. Because, it is film that is rendering green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink. Not the military reconnaissance.

So, there is no harm is putting relative pronoun modifier after military reconnaissance.
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The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

a) The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

b) The photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the use of an infrared film that was originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

c) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict.

d) Using an infrared film that renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, originally developed for military reconnaissance, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

e) Using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

I got confused between option D & E ; ( Which in option E seems to modify 'military reconnaissance' rather than the 'infrared film' )


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Hi,
A , B and C can be easily eliminated..
D and E have this difference--
there are two modifiers..
1) originally developed for military reconnaissance, -- NOUN modifier
2) which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink -- relative clause

what E correctly does, it puts the NOUN modifier NEXT to noun it modifies and thereafter the RELATIVE clause - which clause- modifies the the NOUN


Just one question. Doesn't 'which' modify the nearest eligible noun. In this case we have 'infrared film' and 'military reconnaissance' as 2 eligible nouns. So theoretically 'which' should modify 'military reconnaissance'. What is the catch/trick here ...
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Hi, " originally developed for military reconnaissance" is a descriptive modifier. Descriptive modifier can be placed anywhere and in no way are the nouns being modified.

For example

The book with yellow leaves, which was.....

Here the clause that is modifying is modifying the noun which is the book.
An easy way to remember this is that think if the word next to the noun is describing the noun, i.e; is it essential to identify it? Then it can be put inside the sentence without causing any grammatical issues.
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So, the concept is that any relative pronoun modifies noun or preceding noun. here in option E, the preceding noun is military reconnaissance. but look at the arrangement.

Does military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink make sense.

Absolutely not. Because, it is film that is rendering green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink. Not the military reconnaissance.

So, there is no harm is putting relative pronoun modifier after military reconnaissance.
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so 'which' can modify a noun in prep phrase, based on the context?[color=#0072bc]
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So, the concept is that any relative pronoun modifies noun or preceding noun. here in option E, the preceding noun is military reconnaissance. but look at the arrangement.

Does military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink make sense.

Absolutely not. Because, it is film that is rendering green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink. Not the military reconnaissance.

So, there is no harm is putting relative pronoun modifier after military reconnaissance.

so 'which' can modify a noun in prep phrase, based on the context?[color=#0072bc]
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Yes, consider this simple example:
The bird is sitting on the tree, which has been there for a hundred year.
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The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

a) The photographer, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

b) The photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the use of an infrared film that was originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink.

c) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict.

d) Using an infrared film that renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, originally developed for military reconnaissance, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

e) Using an infrared film originally developed for military reconnaissance, which renders green landscapes in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and pink, the photographer depicted the intractable conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

I got confused between option D & E ; ( Which in option E seems to modify 'military reconnaissance' rather than the 'infrared film' )


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this is more a pattern than a logic thing

noun+participla modifier+which clause
is better than
noun+which clause+ participle modifier.
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It seems that in D the color pink is originally developed for military reconnaissance hence incorrect
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