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8. When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $90, but when the canal was used, it took eight days and cost $4.
(A) When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $90, but when the canal was used, it
(B) Moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks, costing $90; using the canal, it
(C) Moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 took three weeks and cost $90; on the canal, the move
(D) Before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, to move a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks and cost $90; using it, the move
(E) To move a ton of wheat took three weeks and cost $90 from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825; on the canal, it
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(D) Before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, to move a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks and cost $90; using it, the move
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gamjatang wrote:
8. When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $90, but when the canal was used, it took eight days and cost $4.
(A) When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $90, but when the canal was used, it (B) Moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks, costing $90; using the canal, it (C) Moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 took three weeks and cost $90; on the canal, the move (D) Before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, to move a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks and cost $90; using it, the move (E) To move a ton of wheat took three weeks and cost $90 from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825; on the canal, it
I vote for D
C's "on the canal" sounds awkward...
I would've chose B if it did not have the "it" in front of "took three weeks..."
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