The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, considered one of the world's most outs

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The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,  attracts some 200,000 visitors every year.

A. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,

B. Considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,

C. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange,

D. Considered to be one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated tombstones, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange

E. Considered as being of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange, a burial chamber that lies underground a kidney shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated tombstones,

DHRJ0032 · Answer

A) an underground burial chamber incorrectly modifies "remains of the..period".

C) after removing the clutter in between commas, we get

The passage tomb at newgrange,the passage tomb at newgrange.

D)modifier issue

E) considered as is unidiomatic.

B is the winner.

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sj296 · Answer

A. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period,  an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones ,.................Modifier error. The highlighted sentence should modify the Passage Tomb.

B.  Considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones, ..............Looks fine

C. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,  considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange ,........................Modifier error similar to A. Also, the sentence is not complete. The Passage Tomb is repeated two times.

D.  Considered to be  one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated tombstones, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange............Considered to be is wrong

E.  Considered as  being of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange, a burial chamber that lies underground a kidney shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated tombstones,.........Considered As is wrong idiom

OA should be B

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,  attracts some 200,000 visitors every year.

A. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,

Incorrect.

This question deals with readability. This sentence presents a noun ( the Passage Tomb at Newgrange ) with two modifiers:

considered one of the world's ... 
  an underground burial chamber ...

These modifiers should be placed in the most readable construction.

This answer choice is illogical. The modifier  an underground burial chamber   is incorrectly placed after the modifier  considered one of the world's   , and therefore seems to modify the noun the  Megalithic period  rather than  the Passage Tome at Newgrange . However,  the Megalithic period  is not  an underground chamber .

The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, <-- considered one of ... the Megalithic period, <-- an underground burial chamber ...

As you can see, placing the modifiers one after the other creates a reference problem.

B. Considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones,

This answer choice corrects the original logical mistake by placing one modifier ( Considered one of the world's ... ) directly before the noun (the Passage Tomb at Newgrange) and the other modifier ( an underground burial chamber.. ) directly after the same noun.

C. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated kerbstones, considered one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange,

Incorrect.

This answer choice repeats the original logical mistake. The modifier  considered one of the world's    is incorrectly placed after the modifier  an underground burial chamber  , and therefore seems to modify the noun  kerbstones  rather than  the Passage Tome at Newgrange . However, the  kerbstones  are not one of the world's most outstanding remains - the passage tomb is.

The Passage Tomb at Newgrange, <-- an underground burial chamber ... kerbstones <-- considered one of ...

As you can see, placing the modifiers one after the other creates a reference problem.

D. Considered to be one of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, an underground burial chamber that lies under a kidney-shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated tombstones, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange

Incorrect.

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The Dangling Modifier  considered one of the world's    should be followed by the noun it modifies ( the Passage Tomb at Newgrange ) in the main clause. However, it is followed by another modifier: an underground burial chamber .

Even though this reference does not change the meaning, an underground burial chamber   is a modifier and not a noun subject of a clause as it is not followed by a conjugated verb.

Considered one of ... , --> an underground burial chamber ...   , the Passage Tomb at Newgrange

As you can see, placing the modifiers one after the other creates a reference problem.

E. Considered as being of the world's most outstanding remains of the Megalithic period, the Passage Tomb at Newgrange, a burial chamber that lies underground a kidney shaped mound surrounded by 97 decorated tombstones,

Incorrect.

While this answer choice corrects the original logical mistake, it is grammatically incorrect and stylistically flawed:

the phrase  considered as being  is wordy and redundant 
  the phrase  lies underground a .. mound  is grammatically incorrect as  underground  is an adjective and not a preposition.

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