Ambiguous Pronoun

crouch88
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:38:31 +0000

My question wasn’t really about the second sentence guys. I only brought it up to highlight a possible discrepancy in the treatment of ambiguity. I am still waiting for an explanation of why “that” cannot refer to hospital in the first sentence.

To expand further, THAT is in a perfect position to modify hospital. It would modify hospital, for example, if the sentence read, “The labor union is negotiating a contract with the hospital that sits atop Chapel Hill.” So, once again, please someone help me figure this out.

@Jazzed I made that sentence up- the one about lemonade. If you want to look at a real SAT question with a misplaced modifier error, look at this: “During my most recent trip, I came across a wonderful antique store wandering in the old quarter of the city”