Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. Tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America, in 2009, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect'.

  1. Tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America, in 2009, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect'.

  2. Tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect' in 2009.

  3. Having tasted a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of the United States of America, I finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect'.

  4. I, in 2009, finished writing my first cook book 'The Hollywood effect', tasting a variety of cuisine and cooking in the chilling winters of The United States of America.

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Explanation

Explanation for (1): Type of error: modifier

The given sentence is incorrect because it is not clear whether the modifier 'in 2009' is modifying 'tasting a variety of cuisine' or 'I finished writing my first cook book'.

Justification for (2): Who was tasting and cooking and when did 'I' finish writing the first cook book? The answers to these questions would lead us to the correct option. The given option is the correct answer as it states that: I was tasting and cooking and I finished writing my first book in 2009
Explanation for (3): The given sentence is incorrect because it is incomplete. The year in which the writer finished writing his book is not mentioned.
Explanation for (4): The given sentence makes no sense. Explanation for (5): This option appears to imply that in order to finish writing his first cook book, the author started tasting cuisines and cooking food.