A decade after initiating the nation's most comprehensive and aggressive antismoking program, per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs annually per person to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as in the nation as a whole.
(A) per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs annually per person to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as
(B) annual per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs to about 60, more than twice as great as that
(C) California's annual per capita consumption of cigarettes declined from over 125 packs per person to about 60, more than twice as great as the drop
(D) California has seen per capita consumption of cigarettes decline from over 125 packs annually to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as that
(E) California has seen annual per capita consumption of cigarettes decline from over 125 packs per person to about 60, more than twice as great as that
The first part of the sentence says that - A decade after initiating the nation's most comprehensive and aggressive antismoking program,
Who/ What initiated the nation’s most comprehensive and aggressive antismoking program- Is it California or is it per capita consumption of cigarettes in California? It’s the former. Hence it has to be placed right after the modifier. Hence A, B, and C are out.
Option D- Correct
Option E- California has seen annual per capita consumption of cigarettes decline from over 125 packs per person to about 60, more than twice as great as that.
Incorrect