<p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">In this sentence, the main clause is “The GH Association honored NexElec as the best semiconductor distributor at the electronics fair in Paris,” followed by an adjective clause, “, </span><strong>which reconfirmed</strong><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> its international status as the number one source of quality electronic components.” </span></p><p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Here, the relative pronoun “which” refers to the whole main clause, not a single noun or noun phrase that precedes it, like “the electronics fair,” or “Paris.” This explains why a comma is necessary before it. </span></p><p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Now, let's look at the adjective clause:</span></p><p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">“, which reconfirmed its international status as the number one source of quality electronic components.” </span></p><p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">This relative pronoun “which” acts as a subject in the adjective clause. If it is omitted, the verb “reconfirmed” must be turned into a present participle. Thus, the correct answer is (C) </span><em>reconfirming</em><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">. </span><br></p><p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">(B) "</span><em>reconfirmed"</em><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> is incorrect unless a comma and the relative pronoun “which” are added before it. </span></p><p style=""><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">(A) "</span><em>reconfirms"</em><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> and (D) "</span><em>be reconfirmed"</em><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> are incorrect forms of the verb “reconfirm” in this question.</span></p><div class="exp">
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