Improving Sentences
Looking at the context of the editorial, the words "abrupt" and "blitz" are meant to place the redevelopment program in an unfavorable light.
(A) Looking at the context of the editorial
(B) In the context of the editorial CORRECT ANSWER
(C) When the editorial's context is looked at
(D) Considering its context
(E) Examining the editorial's context
Explanation:
The problem with this sentence is that there is no noun that the underlined phrase modifies. Versions (A), (C), (D), and (E) also produce sentences with the same problem. The prepositional phrase in version (B) avoids this problem. The correct sentence reads: In the context of the editorial, the words "abrupt" and "blitz" are meant to place the redevelopment program in an unfavorable light.
(from the October 18, 1997 test)