2. Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands, but exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.

A.    Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands, but exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.

B.     Native to Australia and a few nearby islands, Australian Aboriginal languages exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.

C.    Comprising several language families and a few nearby islands, Australian Aboriginal languages exclude any languages of Tasmania native to Australia.

D.    Comprising several language families, the Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands, but exclude any languages of Tasmania .

E.     Excluding Tasmania, native to Australia and a few nearby islands, comprising several language families, are the Australian Aboriginal languages.

Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands, but exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.                           

Grammar issue presented: modifiers

Comprising several languages is a modifier.  It must be placed as close as possible to what it describes.

Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands, but exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.

                                     -- modifier --

This question is tricky because the entire sentence is underlined and the modifier is at the end of the sentence, which is unusual.  It is misplaced because it should be modifying Australian Aboriginal languages, NOT Tasmania .

A.    Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands, but exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.
Modifies: Tasmania
Correct: NO

B.    Native to Australia and a few nearby islands, Australian Aboriginal languages exclude any languages of Tasmania, comprising several language families.
Modifies: Tasmania
Correct: NO

C.    Comprising several language families and a few nearby islands, Australian Aboriginal languages exclude any languages of Tasmania native to Australia.
Modifies: Australian Aboriginal language
Correct: YES
Additional errors? YES - changes meaning of sentence

D.    Comprising several language families, the Australian Aboriginal languages are native to Australia and a few nearby islands
Modifies: Australian Aboriginal language
Correct: YES
Additional errors? NO

E.     Excluding Tasmania, native to Australia and a few nearby islands, comprising several language families are the Australian Aboriginal languages.
modifies: Australian Aboriginal language
Correct: YES
Additional errors? YES - passive voice, vague, meaning is obscured

(D) is the only choice that resolves the misplaced modifier without creating additional problems.

Q.1 Medium

Q.3 Medium