arrowsup wrote:
I need help understanding the prepositional phrase in choice D - "down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago" - what is this modifying "a little less than half the population of the state"?
In general if you have a[clause] +[participle phrase] +[prepositional] what does the prepositional phrasemodify?
Trying to come up with a general rule that fits this pattern is a bad idea, unfortunately. Every sentence is different, and you'll want to think carefully about the unique context in each case.
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