manik919 wrote:
1. Thought by some to prey on unsuspecting and vulnerable individuals, the government is still researching the structure of sub-prime mortgages in order to determine the best way to address some of the problems that they have caused.
(A) the government is still researching the structure of sub-prime mortgages
(B) the structure of sub-prime mortgage industry is being researched by the government
(C) the government are still researching the subprime mortgage industry's structure
(D) sub-prime mortgages, and the structure of that industry, are being researched by the government
(E) the government is still researching the structure of the sub-prime mortgage industry
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As wrirten, this sentence has a misplaced modifier: the government isn't what's preying on people.
Choices (A), (C), and (E) all repeat that error and can be eliminated. Choice (B) incorrectly refers
to the sub-prime mortgage industry in the singular, while the non-underlined portion uses the word
they,signaling that you need a plural noun.