A proposed law would require citizens to bring photo ID to polling places when they vote to curb potential fraud.


This question tests you on Modifiers. When modifiers modify something other than what they are supposed to modify, the meaning of the sentence changes to a great extent.


(A) A proposed law would require citizens to bring photo ID to polling places when they vote to curb potential fraud.

The modifier “to curb potential fraud” is placed next to “vote”. This means that a proposed law requires citizens to bring photo id when they vote to curb potential fraud. Illogical. Eliminate


(B) To curb potential fraud, a proposed law would require citizens to bring photo ID to polling places when they vote.

“To cut potential fraud” modifies “a proposed law”. It is curb potential fraud that the proposed law would require people to carry their photo ID when they vote. Correct


(C) A proposed law will require citizens to curb potential fraud by bringing photo ID to polling places when they vote.

The law doesn’t require citizens to curb potential fraud by bringing photo ID. Eliminate


(D) A proposed law will curb potential fraud by requiring citizens to vote at polling places with photo ID.

A proposed law will curb potential fraud by requiring citizens to vote with photo ID. Is that how the law is going to curb potential fraud? Illogical. Eliminate


(E) To curb potential fraud, a proposed law requires citizens to bring photo ID to polling places when they vote.


We are talking about a “proposed law- one that is yet to be in effect”. Hence the use of present tense is incorrect. Eliminate