<p>Perched atop a sandstone mesa, Acoma Pueblo is the oldest inhabited community in North (America, currently a population of) about fifteen families.</p>
<p>(D) America, whose current population is
(E) America and currently has a population of</p>
<p>The answer is E but what's wrong with D?</p>
<p>(D) implies that that they’re referring to the population of North America; I think the skill is called fixing misplaced modifiers</p>
<p>The relative pronoun “whose” is referring to “North America.” North America is a THING, not a PERSON, so “which” would be the best relative pronoun. “Whose,” like “who” and “whom,” should only refer back to to a person.</p>
<p>(Not to mention that Acoma Pueblo is the thing being referred to, not North America.)</p>
<p>Or parallel structure</p>
<p>Oh I see! Thank you guys.</p>
<p>the first poem whose publication he ever sanctioned J. W. Krutch
above is something I got from webster…
[Whose</a> - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whose]Whose”>Whose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster)</p>
<p>If you aren’t well-educated please don’t perplex others. This is a vicious sin…
“Whose” can either modify a thing or a person…
the main problem of this question is the misplace modifier.</p>
<p>I agree with @kooshbag. Parallel Structure!</p>