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It may be another fifteen years before spacecraft from Earth [#permalink]
 27 May 2007, 23:57
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446. It may be another fifteen years before spacecraft from Earth again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be cold, dry, and probably lifeless.
(A) again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be
(B) venture to Mars again, a planet now known for being
(C) will venture to Mars again, a planet now known as being
(D) venture again to Mars, a planet that is known now to be
(E) will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as being
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It may be another fifteen years before spacecraft from Earth again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be cold, dry, and probably lifeless.
(A) again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be
(B) venture to Mars again, a planet now known for being
=> incorrect structure
(C) will venture to Mars again, a planet now known as being
=> wordy / "will" is redundant !!
(D) venture again to Mars, a planet that is known now to be
(E) will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as being
=> "will" is redundant
Between A & D
My Answer : A for no specific reason as such 
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there is a missing verb in the original sentense (A).
My pick is E
will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as being
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msingh wrote: there is a missing verb in the original sentense (A).
My pick is E
will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as being
Hi,
Can you pl. elaborate? Which verb is missing?
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(A) again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be
(B) venture to Mars again, a planet now known for being
(C) will venture to Mars again, a planet now known as being
(D) venture again to Mars, a planet that is known now to be
(E) will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as being
I thought like this.
again, a planet - Eliminate B,C
again is redundant - Eliminate E
Left with A & D, compare.
A is a better construction than D
Hence A is the answer.
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Vict0R wrote: It may be another fifteen years before spacecraft from Earth again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be cold, dry, and probably lifeless. (A) again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be (B) venture to Mars again, a planet now known for being => incorrect structure (C) will venture to Mars again, a planet now known as being => wordy / "will" is redundant !! (D) venture again to Mars, a planet that is known now to be (E) will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as being => "will" is redundant Between A & D My Answer : A for no specific reason as such The OA is A.
Victor, would you please expain why the structure in B) is incorrect?
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@leeye84
For B -
1) I think use of "being" here is inappropriate
2) venture to mars again - seems awlward
3) clause after , is describing mars which should come before the ,
again, induces modification error
thats what i think .
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Re: SC - 446 - Mars [#permalink]
19 Jul 2007, 02:56
leeye84 wrote: 446. It may be another fifteen years before spacecraft from Earth again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be cold, dry, and probably lifeless. (A) again venture to Mars, a planet now known to be
(B) venture to Mars again, a planet now known for being(C) will venture to Mars again, a planet now known as being (D) venture again to Mars, a planet that is known now to be split infinitive (E) will again venture to Mars, a planet known now as beingargghh. took me about 30 seconds to figure this one out. It came down to A &D and I chose A over D because of the split infinitive. i looked at the word again and realized it was an adverb. adverbs show the degree or extent of something. adverbs usually split the split infinitives.
i want you to run quickly to the store
i want you to quickly run to the store
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Re: SC - 446 - Mars [#permalink]
19 Jul 2007, 06:22
Spacecraft can be singular or plural depending on the context of the sentence. Here it is used as a plural, hence we can rationalize 'A' being one of the potential choices
Did not like the use of idiom 'known as', in C, to define the charcteristics of a planet. 'Known for' in B made sense to me.
Also C/E use 'will/again' together that is some redundancy.
I could not elliminate D. I dont think D is a case of 'split infinitive' as 'to is used there as preposition.
Anyone?
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Re: SC - 446 - Mars
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