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Modifying Clauses.

0 Do modifying clauses modify the clauses before or after tham? In the following example, it seems to be the formar one.02br
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00After passing through a red giant stage, 01b00depending on its mass02b00, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Generally speaking, sentences such as this tend to be unclear, and should be avoided. 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Generally speaking, sentences such as this tend to be unclear, and should be avoided.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Generally speaking, sentences such as this tend to be unclear, and should be avoided. You could reword it, for example like this.02br
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01font00After passing through a red giant stage, a star will compress itself, depending on its mass, into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.02font02br
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0 Well actually, the test I am studying for requires students to choose one of the given choices; so one don't have the option of modyfying as one wishes.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00OK, but you didn't offer us any choices. You just asked a question.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10OK, but you didn't offer us any choices. You just asked a question.15012br
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10Best wishes, Clive12br
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10Sorry. Here is he complete question.02br
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0Hi,02br
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00As I said, I'd prefer to reword this sentence.02br
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00I don't like any of these choices much, but if I had to choose one, I'd choose B.02br
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00I don't think this is an easy question.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10As I said, I'd prefer to reword this sentence.12br
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10I don't like any of these choices much, but if I had to choose one, I'd choose B.12br
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10I don't think this is an easy question.12br
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10Best wishes, Clive1
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Sorry the answer is wrong. But the good news is that I also chose this option But the official answer to this question is D.00 I don't know who gets to choose the "official answer", but I don't agree with them. To me, D leaves open the possibility that that the mass may determine that a star will not compress itself into any
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