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A) The most read magazine in America is National Geographic, with monthly circulation totaling around 8.5 million copies.
B) The most read magazine in America is National Geographic, whose total monthly circulation is around 8.5 million copies.

Can someone please explain why ' A ' is wrong? I understand why ' B ' is correct. But isn't ' A ' also correct?

Hi,

'totaling around 8.5 million copies' is a modifier that modifies monthly circulation. Now remove the modifier and check whether the sentence makes sense.

The most read magazine in America is National Geographic, with monthly circulation. - This makes no sense at all. Hence A is not correct.

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Hi Vyshak, thanks a lot. Yes that makes sense now. But I have a very basic level doubt now. In such sentences, how do you identify that [something] is a modifier?

Refer to the following links: https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/modifiers ... orrection/
https://e-gmat.com/blog/category/gmat-v ... /modifiers