Sales of wines declined in the 1980s

[PravatP863]

IMO, 'they bagan to grow again after' something or some action happened.

It seems very incorrect, when I read it like,
'sales began to grow again after the 1991 report (+ relative noun modifier)' .

It seems correct, when I read it like 'sales began to grow again after the 1999 report (+relative noun modifier) was surfaced/published'.

During my prethinking, I came up with this contruction, but didn't find while process of ellimination.

@Ron: Could you please tell me if my thinking is correct here.

[RonPurewal]

that interpretation would also work, but ... that just isn't how the author chose to write the sentence.

I was tired after the wedding.
I was tired after attending the wedding.

After six youth football games, there was almost no grass left on the field.
After six youth football games were played, there was almost no grass left on the field.

^^ in each pair, BOTH versions are perfectly fine.

same thing with "the report".
like "the wedding" or "six football games", "the report" ITSELF can be construed as an EVENT. so, it makes sense to talk about things that happened "after the report".

[AsadA969]

Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s, but they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.

A) they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.
B) after the 1991 report that linked a reduced risk of heart disease with a moderate alcohol consumption, particularly red wine, they began growing again
C) in a 1991 report, moderate alcohol consumption, and particularly of red wine, which was linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, caused them to begin to grow again
D) with a reduced risk of heart disease linked in a 1991 report with moderate alcohol consumption, in particular red wine, they began growing again
E) a reduced risk of heart disease linked to moderate alcohol consumption in a 1991 report, and in particular red wine, started them growing again

There are many ways to cancel the option B, C, D, and E. But, I'm going to just talk about to cancel option A.
Here is the correct sentence:
Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s, but they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.
In this sentence, the first part is independent clause (Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s). Then there is a comma (,)-not semicolon. After comma there is a coordinating conjunction (but). That means: both the sentence will be independent clause. Here is a difference between two independent clauses: the first independent clause is a direct sentence (subject+predicate) and the second independent clause starts with coordinating conjunction (but), which is not in underlined portion. So, will I be 100% sure that the next word (after coordinating conjunction 'but') MUST be start with NOUN or PRONOUN, which indicates A, of the core sentence? And the rest of the choices will be crossed out for not using noun or pronoun (They).
Thanks Ron...

[RonPurewal]

i don't know most of the terminology you're talking about.

but... if you're referring to this idea that "comma + but" can only come between two complete sentences -- no. that's not a rule.

more generally, the presence/absence of punctuation is NEVER tested on this exam.

[AnkurA374]

Actually, I eliminated A because it doesn't sound like a complete sentence.

"Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s, but they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.

There is no verb for the "that" clause here. please correct me if I am wrong.

[RonPurewal]

the report linked those statistical items. "Linked" is a verb.

[uae918]

is there any difference between "in particular" and "particularly" we should know about?

Does "in particular" = "particularly"?

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

That's a distinction I've never considered before; my instinct tells me that it's too much of a nuance to be important for solving SC problems. There seems to be a slight difference in meaning in some contexts, but in the example sentence above I can't discern a significant difference. However, the omission of the word 'of' in some answers is worth paying attention to.

[uae918]

Thanks Sage

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

You're welcome.