Answer: Option D
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D
Option: (D)
A modifying phrase has to be placed next to the noun or pronoun it is intended to modify. A modifying phrase that violates this rule is called a "misplaced modifier.” There are two misplaced modifiers in the original sentence:
(1) The phrase "where life was slow and relaxed” is intended to modify "Andaman”, but is incorrectly placed next to "years”.
(2) The phrase "Having lived in Andaman for several years” is intended to modify "Ramesh”, but is incorrectly placed closer to the impersonal subject "it”. Correcting these errors will involve rewording the sentence such that each of these modifying phrases is next to the word it is intended to modify.
Another problem with the original sentence is that it ends with the words "upon returning”. Ending a sentence with such an "-ing” verb form is awkward, because the reader is left expecting a few more words to complete the thought - for example "upon returning to Mumbai”.
(A) This choiceis incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) The modifier "Having lived for several years in Andaman”, which should modify "Ramesh”, now modifies "it”. The final phrase "upon returning” is awkward.
(C) The modifier "where life was slow and relaxed" incorrectly modifies "years" instead of "Andaman."
(D) CORRECT. "Ramesh" is placed as the subject of the opening modifier "having lived in Andaman." Additionally, the modifier "where life was slow and relaxed" is correctly placed next to its subject, "Andaman."