Tornadoes form when large air masses of different temperatures (collide, which results from either a change in) the direction or the speed of the wind.A)collide, which results from either a change inB)collide, resulting either from a change inC)collide as the result of a change in eitherD)have collided either as the result of a change inE)colliding results from either a change to.
Ans: c
Why not a or b ?
(A) ambiguous “which.” “Which” can’t be applied to a whole phrase without the addition of a noun, like “an action which results…” or “a phenomenon which results.”
(B) isn’t parallel. The parallel structure is “either A or B”, and in this case that would be “from a change” and “the speed,” and a prepositional phrase isn’t parallel with a noun phrase. The “from” should precede the “either” to make it apply to both A and B.
(D) ambiguous pronoun again–same rule as (A) above. This is a frequently tested principle, so you should learn it and learn to spot it ASAP.