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In the mid-l 960's a newly installed radar warning system mistook the rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by the Soviets.

(A) rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by
the Soviets

(B) rising of the moon for a massive Soviet missile
attack

(C) moon rising to a massive missile attack by the
Soviets

(D) moon as it was rising for a massive Soviet missile
attack

(E) rise of the moon as a massive Soviet missile
attack

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03 Oct 2007, 12:47

I believe the proper idiom is mistook..for..

now the question is what did it mistook? the rising or the moon..clearly the moon..

therefor in my opinion its D

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Re: SC : Rising moon mistaken for russian missile attack [#permalink]

03 Oct 2007, 23:52

Amit05 wrote:

Mistook X for Y is the correct idiom.

Elim everything but B and D.

D: awkward and illogical. The radar system mistook the rise of the moon, not exactly the moon itself.

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Re: In the mid-l 960's a newly installed radar warning system [#permalink]

19 Jan 2013, 01:46

Only two close answers are A & B

(A) rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by the Soviets
--Mistook X as Y is incorrect use of idiom.
(B) rising of the moon for a massive Soviet missile attack
-- Correct. Idiom Mistook/Mistake X for Y is correctly used here.

Hence choice (B) is the answer.
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Re: In the mid-l 960's a newly installed radar warning system [#permalink] 19 Jan 2013, 01:46

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