Identify the sentence with the correct placement of the modifier 'only'.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The scholarship committee evaluates only candidates who meet the published GPA threshold
- Step 1: The limiting modifier 'only' should immediately precede the specific constituent it limits.
- Step 2: To express that the committee evaluates no other candidates except those meeting the threshold, 'only' must precede 'candidates who meet the threshold'.
Answer
The scholarship committee evaluates only candidates who meet the published GPA threshold.
Why not the others: 'The scholarship committee only evaluates candidates who meet the published GPA threshold' places 'only' before 'evaluates', implying evaluation is the only action the committee performs; 'Only the scholarship committee evaluates candidates who meet the published GPA threshold' implies no other committee evaluates them; 'The scholarship committee evaluates candidates only who meet the published GPA threshold' places 'only' awkwardly between noun and relative clause.
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