The proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, people who register the Internet domain names of high-profile companies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to passing the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.


(A) passing the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling


(B) the passage of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, which allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent that they will sell


(C) the passage in 1999 of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling


(D) the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which was passed in 1999, and it allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent to sell


(E) the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, passed in 1999, and it allows companies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling


A- The proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, led to- what? the passage of Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and not passing the Anti- Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

“Allowing companies to seek up to $100000”- what does this modify? The entire preceding clause or Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. It’s the latter. We cannot use “allowing” because it will end up modifying the preceding clause. So we’ll have to use “which” to refer to the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. 

Hence incorrect


B- What does “which” modify? Is it 1999 or Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. It’s the latter. So “which” has to be placed right after Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and not after 1999.

Hence incorrect.


C- Correct.


D- the proliferation of so-called cybersquatters, led to- what?

the passage of Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and not the Act itself.

The use of “and” in the underlined part- “and it allows companies to seek” means that the proliferation led to- 1) the passage of the Act and 2) it allows companies to seek. 

The “it” refers to the Act or the proliferation?

Hence incorrect.


E- Same as D

Hence incorrect