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As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions are disturbing places of incongruity and difference.

A. As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions

B. In similar way that specific divergent sites embrace in varying degrees the material and also the immaterial, most hybrid religions

C. As specific divergent sites embrace both the material and the immaterial, most hybrid religions in varying degrees

As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions are disturbing places of incongruity and difference.

A. As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions

B. In similar way that specific divergent sites embrace in varying degrees the material and also the immaterial, most hybrid religions

C. As specific divergent sites embrace both the material and the immaterial, most hybrid religions in varying degrees

D. Most hybrid religions, as specific divergent sites, embracing in varying degrees both the material and the immaterial,

E. Specific divergent sites embrace both the material and the immaterial in varying degrees, similarly most hybrid religions

This question is based on Modifiers. 

The sentence begins with a modifier - As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial – that describes the subject – most hybrid religions. There is another modifier – in varying degrees - placed in between that modifies the verb ‘embrace’. Option A is the only option that conveys the intended meaning.

Option B changes the meaning by the use of the phrase “In a similar way”. This phrase conveys a comparison between specific divergent sites and hybrid religions. However, the basis of comparison is illogical as the sentence compares the way divergent sites embrace in varying degrees the material and also the immaterial with hybrid religions as disturbing places of incongruity and difference. So, Option B can be eliminated.

The difference between the modifier in Option A and Option C is the relative pronoun ‘that’. The use of the pronoun ‘that’ converts it into an adjective modifier. When the pronoun is removed, the modifier becomes an adverbial modifier that cannot modify the noun ‘hybrid religions’. The conjunction ‘as’ conveys a sense of time, i.e., two actions happening together, which is not the intended meaning in this sentence. So, Option C can be eliminated.

In Option D, the participle phrase “embracing in varying degrees both the material and the immaterial” modifies the subject “most hybrid religions”. However, it is meant to modify the subject ‘specific divergent sites. So, Option D can be eliminated.

Option E consists of two independent clauses that are separated by a comma. The adverb similarly indicates a comparison that is not completely logical. Eliminated.

The conjunction ‘as’ conveys the meaning “in the manner of”. The intended meaning of the sentence is that in the manner of specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions are disturbing places of incongruity and difference. This is conveyed by Option A. Therefore, A is the most appropriate option. 

As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions are disturbing places of incongruity and difference.

A. As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions

B. In similar way that specific divergent sites embrace in varying degrees the material and also the immaterial, most hybrid religions

C. As specific divergent sites embrace both the material and the immaterial, most hybrid religions in varying degrees

D. Most hybrid religions, as specific divergent sites, embracing in varying degrees both the material and the immaterial,

E. Specific divergent sites embrace both the material and the immaterial in varying degrees, similarly most hybrid religions

This question is based on Modifiers. 

The sentence begins with a modifier - As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial – that describes the subject – most hybrid religions. There is another modifier – in varying degrees - placed in between that modifies the verb ‘embrace’. Option A is the only option that conveys the intended meaning.

Option B changes the meaning by the use of the phrase “In a similar way”. This phrase conveys a comparison between specific divergent sites and hybrid religions. However, the basis of comparison is illogical as the sentence compares the way divergent sites embrace in varying degrees the material and also the immaterial with hybrid religions as disturbing places of incongruity and difference. So, Option B can be eliminated.

The difference between the modifier in Option A and Option C is the relative pronoun ‘that’. The use of the pronoun ‘that’ converts it into an adjective modifier. When the pronoun is removed, the modifier becomes an adverbial modifier that cannot modify the noun ‘hybrid religions’. The conjunction ‘as’ conveys a sense of time, i.e., two actions happening together, which is not the intended meaning in this sentence. So, Option C can be eliminated.

In Option D, the participle phrase “embracing in varying degrees both the material and the immaterial” modifies the subject “most hybrid religions”. However, it is meant to modify the subject ‘specific divergent sites. So, Option D can be eliminated.

Option E consists of two independent clauses that are separated by a comma. The adverb similarly indicates a comparison that is not completely logical. Eliminated.

The conjunction ‘as’ conveys the meaning “in the manner of”. The intended meaning of the sentence is that in the manner of specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions are disturbing places of incongruity and difference. This is conveyed by Option A. Therefore, A is the most appropriate option.

D. Most hybrid religions, as specific divergent sites, embracing in varying degrees both the material and the immaterial,

E. Specific divergent sites embrace both the material and the immaterial in varying degrees, similarly most hybrid religions

This question is based on Modifiers. 

The sentence begins with a modifier - As specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial – that describes the subject – most hybrid religions. There is another modifier – in varying degrees - placed in between that modifies the verb ‘embrace’. Option A is the only option that conveys the intended meaning.

Option B changes the meaning by the use of the phrase “In a similar way”. This phrase conveys a comparison between specific divergent sites and hybrid religions. However, the basis of comparison is illogical as the sentence compares the way divergent sites embrace in varying degrees the material and also the immaterial with hybrid religions as disturbing places of incongruity and difference. So, Option B can be eliminated.

The difference between the modifier in Option A and Option C is the relative pronoun ‘that’. The use of the pronoun ‘that’ converts it into an adjective modifier. When the pronoun is removed, the modifier becomes an adverbial modifier that cannot modify the noun ‘hybrid religions’. The conjunction ‘as’ conveys a sense of time, i.e., two actions happening together, which is not the intended meaning in this sentence. So, Option C can be eliminated.

In Option D, the participle phrase “embracing in varying degrees both the material and the immaterial” modifies the subject “most hybrid religions”. However, it is meant to modify the subject ‘specific divergent sites. So, Option D can be eliminated.

Option E consists of two independent clauses that are separated by a comma. The adverb similarly indicates a comparison that is not completely logical. Eliminated.

The conjunction ‘as’ conveys the meaning “in the manner of”. The intended meaning of the sentence is that in the manner of specific divergent sites that embrace both the material and immaterial, in varying degrees, most hybrid religions are disturbing places of incongruity and difference. This is conveyed by Option A. Therefore, A is the most appropriate option.