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Why is "provinces of Canada" incorrect?

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The issue is "which" in A it refers to Canada but it should refer to provinces.
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“Of canada” is a prep phrase modifying provinces and which can skip over that but on comparing a and e, e is definitely better itoyj

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The International Registration Plan is a registration reciprocity agreement among the contiguous United States and provinces of Canada which provides payment for license fees based on jurisdictional distances.


(A) a registration reciprocity agreement among the contiguous United States and provinces of Canada which provides

(B) a registration reciprocity agreement between the contiguous United States and provinces of Canada which provide

(C) an agreement of registration reciprocity among the contiguous United States and Canadian provinces that provide

(D) a reciprocal registration agreement between the United States and contiguous provinces of Canada providing

(E) a registration reciprocity agreement among the contiguous United States and Canadian provinces which provides


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I believe OA is incorrect..
I understand even though "which" can modify something that it is not immediately touching, but GMAT is very consistent with the use of 'Comma+which' usage..

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There is no great difference between A and E. In A, it is provinces of Canada; in E, it is Canadian provinces. GMAT doesn't indulge in such flimsy distinctions.

As you say, at least GMAT never uses which without the comma, although such a usgee may be in use outside the domain of GMAT.
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Plan is subject and is singular thus it can't use provide hence B and C eliminated

Between is used when comparing 2 things
hence D is eliminated,D also changes the meaning of sentence

In A which refers to Canada,but it should be provinces that it must refer to

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itoyj, If which referred to the provinces, as you mentioned, then which wouldn't have taken provides (S-V disagreement). Which still refers to the plan. It is defining it.
But as daagh mentioned, this is probably non-standard and GMAT would never use a sentence in which which is not preceded by a comma.

Feel free to correct me. Looking forward to a good discussion.

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Which is a non restrictive clause, hence there needs to be a comma preceding it. Hence we have to choose between C and D.
In C, subject verb agreement is missing ; provide corresponds to singular noun agreement and hence should be "provides".
We are left out with D as our answer.
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