Woven from recycled yarn and hand tufted using a carpet weaving technique passed down by the artist's Turkish grandmother, _______ so lush and tactilely inviting that you are tempted to reach out and touch them.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Explanation
Context: The opening modifier "Woven from recycled yarn and hand tufted using a carpet weaving technique passed down by the artist's Turkish grandmother" describes the tapestries — the thing woven. The noun right after the comma must be the tapestries.
Answer: A) the topological tapestries of Argentine textile artist Alexandra Kehayoglou are
Why? Modifier rule: "Woven...and hand tufted" describes the tapestries. The tapestries must come immediately after the comma.
Traps:
- B) the Argentine textile artist...creates → dangling modifier; Kehayoglou wasn't "woven from recycled yarn"
- C) when she creates her tapestries...makes them → dangling modifier; "she" doesn't directly follow the comma
- D) Alexandra Kehayoglou is an Argentine textile artist → dangling modifier; Kehayoglou is a person, not what was woven