New leaks caused by the torrential rain have damaged the historic

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New leaks caused by the torrential rain have damaged the historic Henson House,  significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already are a cost to the restoration fund of  more than $70,000.

A) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already are a cost to the restoration fund of

B) significant in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costing the restoration fund

C) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, already the restoration fund costs of

D) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already cost the restoration fund

E) significant in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costs the restoration fund of

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zhanbo · Answer

My answer is  (D) .It took me 01:16.

(A) Verb ("cost") is preferred to Noun ("a cost").
What is the antecedent of "which"? It should be "neglect" not "effects". So "are" does not agree in number.

(B) Notice "and" after the comma. In "X and Y", X and Y should be parallel.
"and already costing the restoration fund" cannot be parallel with "New leaks caused by the torrential rain have damaged the historic Henson House".
But if "and already costing the restoration fund" is parallel with "significant in compounding the effects of neglect", the comma is not needed. In this interpretation, the sentence's meaning is different from that of (A) or (D), but because we do not know what the author intends to say, so meaning change is not a strong reason to disqualify B.

(C) In this version, "already the restoration fund costs of more than $70,000" can only be understood as an appositive. It is a noun phrase, so it should be the appositive of "new leaks". Yet the two are not equivalent.

(D) What is the antecedent of "which"? It should be "neglect" not "effects". Why "cost" is okay here? Well, it is in simple past tense.

(E) In this version, "and already costs the restoration fund of" can only be parallel with "have damaged the historic Henson House", but then, because the subject (new leaks) is plural, "already costs" should be "already cost".

Crytiocanalyst · Answer

A) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already are a cost to the restoration fund of
are a cost isn't the right usage therefore out

B) significant in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costing the restoration fund 
significant isn't the right usage therefore out

C) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, already the restoration fund costs of
alreasy shouldn't be left hanging , moreover not conveying the right meaning therefore out

D) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already cost the restoration fund
The meaning is absolutely perfect therefore let us hang on to it

E) significant in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costs the restoration fund of
Similar reasoning as B

Therefore IMO D

100mitra · Answer

Correct answer : D

New leaks caused by the torrential rain have damaged the historic Henson House,  significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already are a cost to the restoration fund of  more than $70,000.

Eliminate B, and E :  Adjective  can only modify  noun, pronoun or noun phrase , it wrongly modify verb compounding.
Significantly is  adverb , correct usage is with  verb  compounding

B) significant in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costing the restoration fund 
 E) significant in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costs the restoration fund of

Left with A, C and D 
If we look at the bold wording below and relate to start of sentence "New leaks caused by the torrential rain have damaged the historic Henson House", the event is over, and its effect are cost to restoration

A) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already  are a cost to the restoration  fund of
 Wrong : 
-  option A , says there is something other too have happened, and additional rain damage already cost to restoration, demeans the intended meaning of sentence, 
plus preposition "of" must follow only noun, pronoun and gerunds

C) significantly compounding the effects of neglect,  already the restoration fund costs of 
Option C is little more messy, why could " the restoration " (singular) funds  costs (plural) of more  than, meaning of sentence creates ambiguity.

Option D - Corrct one  
D) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which  already cost the restoration fund 
- Adverb modify verb
- no meaning ambiguity
- SV Agreement done correct.

sivatx2 · Answer

A) significantly compounding  the effects of neglect , which already are  a cost  to the restoration fund of 
 which modifies 'the effects of neglect'(plural) and when rephrased you get "the effects of neglect are a cost to".
'a' cost is singular. Subject and verb does not agree. Eliminate.

B)  significant  in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costing the restoration fund 
 Only adverb can modify the verb. Adjective modifies noun/pronoun. Significant, an adjective, is modifying a verb, "compounding". eliminate.

C) significantly compounding the effects of neglect,  already the restoration fund costs of  
 Noun phrase "already the restoration fund costs of" modifies the subject which is "New leaks" and does not describe the subject very well and looks out of place. Modifier reference error. Eliminate.

D) significantly compounding  the effects of neglect , which already  cost  the restoration fund 
 which modifies 'the effects of neglect'(plural) and no grammatical error. Hence D is the correct answer choice.

E)  significant  in compounding the effects of neglect, and already costs the restoration fund of 
 Only adverb can modify the verb. Adjective modifies noun/pronoun. Significant, an adjective, is modifying a verb, "compounding". eliminate.

winterschool · Answer

New leaks caused by the torrential rain have damaged the historic Henson House, significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already are a cost to the restoration fund of more than $70,000.

A) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already  are a cost to the restoration fund of   Incorrect

which modifier sounds awkward

B) significant  in compounding  the effects of neglect, and  already costing  the restoration fund  Incorrect

parallelism problem - .........damaged ............, significant in compounding........., and already costing...........

C) significantly compounding the effects of neglect, already  the restoration fund costs of   Incorrect

....., already the restoration fund costs of more than $70,000 - which affect restoration fund?

D)  significantly compounding the effects of neglect, which already cost the restoration fund   Correct

E)  significant in compounding  the effects of neglect, and  already costs  the restoration fund of  Incorrect

parallelism problem - .........damaged ............, significant in compounding........., and already costs ...........

Rakhie · Answer

In option A, significantly, an adverb, is modifying the noun phrase compounding the effects, therefore all options with the same error could be eliminated. We are left with the options B and E now. In E, there is a subject verb agreement issue- costs doesn't match with leaks which leaves us with B. Though it sounds a little weird, IMO B.

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