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Updated on: 27 Apr 2013, 20:12
Originally posted by anish123ster on 27 Apr 2013, 00:13.
Last edited by anish123ster on 27 Apr 2013, 20:12, edited 1 time in total.
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Beginning in 1963 with General Motors and lasting until the end of a second stint with General Motors, which he helped successfully guide out of bankruptcy in 2009, Bob Lutz saw his career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries span nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and responsibility for countless industry innovations.
A)Bob Lutz saw his career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries span nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and responsibility for countless industry innovations
B)the career of Bob Lutz, one of the automotive industry's true visionaries, has spanned nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and countless industry innovations
C)Bob Lutz's career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries has spanned four separate automakers, two continents, and responsibility for countless industry innovations over nearly fifty years
D)the career of Bob Lutz, one of the automotive industry's true visionaries, spanned two continents over nearly fifty years, during which time Lutz was responsible for countless industry innovations at four separate automakers.
E)Bob Lutz has seen his career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries span nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and countless industry innovations that he was responsible for
please find Explanation below...
A)Bob Lutz saw his career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries span nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and responsibility for countless industry innovations
B)the career of Bob Lutz, one of the automotive industry's true visionaries, has spanned nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and countless industry innovations
C)Bob Lutz's career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries has spanned four separate automakers, two continents, and responsibility for countless industry innovations over nearly fifty years
D)the career of Bob Lutz, one of the automotive industry's true visionaries, spanned two continents over nearly fifty years, during which time Lutz was responsible for countless industry innovations at four separate automakers.
E)Bob Lutz has seen his career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries span nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and countless industry innovations that he was responsible for
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27 Apr 2013, 20:19
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This question is another example of “The Whole Sentence Matters”, and involves a little bit of “Hiding the Right Answer”, as well.
The beginning of the sentence, far from the underlined portion, not only sets up the modifier (it must describe Lutz’s career, not the man himself, so choices A and E are out),
but also the beginning of a timeline (“beginning in 1963”). And shortly after that, but within a modifying clause that many would gloss over, we’re presented with the end of that timeline (2009).
This then means that the ongoing form of “has spanned” in answer choices B and C.
Choice D is the only one remaining, using the correct noun for the modifier (the career of Bob Lutz) and the correct verb tense (spanned).
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The beginning of the sentence, far from the underlined portion, not only sets up the modifier (it must describe Lutz’s career, not the man himself, so choices A and E are out),
but also the beginning of a timeline (“beginning in 1963”). And shortly after that, but within a modifying clause that many would gloss over, we’re presented with the end of that timeline (2009).
This then means that the ongoing form of “has spanned” in answer choices B and C.
Choice D is the only one remaining, using the correct noun for the modifier (the career of Bob Lutz) and the correct verb tense (spanned).
hope that helps...
PLEASE DO CONSIDER kUDOS...
anish123ster
Lets 1st cut through the fluff and get to the real crux of the sentence, which is
Beginning in 1963 ..., Bob Lutz saw his career as one of the automotive industry's true visionaries span nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and responsibility for countless industry innovations.
Now the problem with this sentence is that the modifier Beginning in 1963 is modifying Bob Lutz, which is incorrect. It must modify Bob Lutz's career instead. So options (A) and (E) go away.
Now cutting through the fluff of the remaining options gets us
B)the career of Bob Lutz, ..., has spanned nearly fifty years, two continents, four separate automakers, and countless industry innovations
This option uses Present Perfect tense has spanned to describe a career that happened in the Past. A simple Past tense spanned is required here. Present Perfect tense suggest his career is ongoing
C)Bob Lutz's career ...has spanned four separate automakers, two continents, and responsibility for countless industry innovations over nearly fifty years
- Same problem as option B, Simple Past tense required
D)the career of Bob Lutz, one of the automotive industry's true visionaries, spanned two continents over nearly fifty years, during which time Lutz was responsible for countless industry innovations at four separate automakers.
This is grammatically perfect one of the automotive industry's true visionaries describes Bob Lutz, spanned two continents over nearly fifty years describes his career, during which time Lutz was responsible for countless industry innovations at four separate automakers describes fifty years career.
So the correct answer is D
