The taxi took us to the theater, which was weaving in and out of traffic.
A. The taxi took us to the theater, which was weaving in and out of traffic.
B. The weaving taxi took us to the theater, which was in and out of traffic.
C. The taxi weaving in and out of traffic, which was taking us to the theater.
D. The taxi, which was weaving in and out of traffic, took us to the theater.
E. The weaving taxi took us to the theater, which was weaving in and out of traffic.
This question is based on Modifiers.
The modifier in this sentence is “which was weaving in and out of traffic”. It is a subordinate clause that begins with a relative pronoun. A relative pronoun generally refers to the noun placed immediately before it.
In Option A, the modifier is placed after the noun ‘theater’, implying that it is the theater that was weaving in and out of traffic.
In Option B, the modifier is phrased differently, but it is still placed after the noun ‘theater’, thereby implying that the theater was in and out of traffic.
In Option C, the modifier is again phrased differently but still modifies the subject ‘theater’. Furthermore, this option is only a sentence fragment as it is made up of a phrase and a subordinate clause.
In Option E, both the taxi and the theater are described as weaving. The modifier is again placed after the subject ‘theater’.
In Option D, the modifier is placed after the subject ‘taxi’, correctly describing the taxi as weaving in and out of traffic. Therefore, this is the most appropriate option.