which as a noun modifier

[adeelboghani]

my question is related to q 26 of the og 12th edition review
what ever gmat books i read relating to the gmat the general rule is that keep a modifier as close as possible to the noun

in this case the "which" clause should follow the emily dickinsen's letters

the which clause should define the appropriate noun/subject, so how come thats not happening in this question

[Willy]

my question is related to q 26 of the og 12th edition review
what ever gmat books i read relating to the gmat the general rule is that keep a modifier as close as possible to the noun

in this case the "which" clause should follow the emily dickinsen's letters

the which clause should define the appropriate noun/subject, so how come thats not happening in this question

Nice question, I never thought about it before checking your query.

I think in option D and E of q26 (OG12) "Which" can't refer back to Dickinson because when we read further it doesn't make any sense that "Dickinson were written...." So, here in this sentence "Which" can logically refer back to "Letters" only.

We need to check the meaning also along with NOUN + Comma + Which modifier.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

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Willy!

[jnelson0612]

Yes, good question! Please see Ron's second post in this thread which discusses this question and the issue you are referring to: emily-dickinson-s-letters-to-susan-huntington-dickinson-were-t6529.html