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As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years.
(A) they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built
(B) the missions they increasingly engage in are far different than the tasks they were built for
(C) they engage increasingly in missions that differ significantly from the tasks they were built for
(D) the missions they engage in are increasingly different than the tasks for which they were built
(E) they increasingly engage in missions far different than the tasks for which they were built
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engage increasingly and differ from is correct
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C.
B,D,E use fifferent that which is wrong.
A is not as concise as C
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shygo wrote: As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years.
(A) they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built
(B) the missions they increasingly engage in are far different than the tasks they were built for
(C) they engage increasingly in missions that differ significantly from the tasks they were built for
(D) the missions they engage in are increasingly different than the tasks for which they were built
(E) they increasingly engage in missions far different than the tasks for which they were built
Hmmm...
I get E....
They increasing engage in missions far different than the tasks for X and for Y
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C is the best choice.
B,D,E are out - as "Different than" is unidiomatic.
A- they increasingly are engaged (awkward construction)
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The OA is A.
Parallel construction and correct usage of 'different from'
they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years
ps: always check the not underlined portion
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