Here we have the prepositional phrase 'in exotic pets'. 'that' can sometimes jump over the prepositional phrase and modify the previous noun, which in this particular question refers to 'interest'.
Why "that" is not modifying "exotic pets". I have seen many questions in which "that" refers back to immediate preceding noun. Though I used logic and POE to reach the correct answer, is there any rule about expressions in which "that" can jumps the preceding noun to modify
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Why "that" is not modifying "exotic pets". I have seen many questions in which "that" refers back to immediate preceding noun. Though I used logic and POE to reach the correct answer, is there any rule about expressions in which "that" can jumps the preceding noun to modify
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