OG12 3 one question about "modifier"
3. Although variouseighteenth- and nineteenth-century American poets had professed aninterest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native Americanforms in their own works, until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.
(A) until almost 1900,scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study
(B) until almost 1900scholars and critics had not begun seriously studying
(C) not until almost 1900were scholars and critics to begin seriously to study
(D) it was not almostuntil 1900 when scholars and critics began to seriously study
(E) it was not untilalmost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studying
The correct answer is E, but my question is whether the placement of “seriously” is correct here.
Correct在这里不会有修饰begin的歧义吗?
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