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06 May 2022, 08:00
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Constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, November 1869 is when the Suez Canal was opened to traffic.
(A) Constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, November 1869 is when the Suez Canal was opened to traffic.
(B) The Suez Canal, constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, was opened to traffic in November 1869.
(C) Having been constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, Suez Canal was opened to traffic in November 1869.
(D) The Suez Canal, which was constructed by the Suez Canal Company connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, was opened to traffic in November 1869.
(E) Constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, the Suez Canal had been opened to traffic in November 1869.
(A) Constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, November 1869 is when the Suez Canal was opened to traffic.
(B) The Suez Canal, constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, was opened to traffic in November 1869.
(C) Having been constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, Suez Canal was opened to traffic in November 1869.
(D) The Suez Canal, which was constructed by the Suez Canal Company connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, was opened to traffic in November 1869.
(E) Constructed by the Suez Canal Company and connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea, the Suez Canal had been opened to traffic in November 1869.
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06 May 2022, 08:23
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(B). Time taken 0:57.
(A) Starting verb-ed phrase is far away from its referent. (B) Correctly uses two verb-ed (constructed by the Suez Canal Company) and verb-ing (connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea) modifier to modify the The Suez Canal. It also uses Simple past tense to state a fact from past. (E) Uses Past perfect which is not the correct tense to state a fact in past. (C) incorrectly uses having + verb-ed; having + verb-ed is used to state to related events (one after another). (D) "connecting ..." incorrectly modifies the Suez canal company and not the Suez Canal.
(A) Starting verb-ed phrase is far away from its referent. (B) Correctly uses two verb-ed (constructed by the Suez Canal Company) and verb-ing (connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea) modifier to modify the The Suez Canal. It also uses Simple past tense to state a fact from past. (E) Uses Past perfect which is not the correct tense to state a fact in past. (C) incorrectly uses having + verb-ed; having + verb-ed is used to state to related events (one after another). (D) "connecting ..." incorrectly modifies the Suez canal company and not the Suez Canal.
05 Jun 2022, 17:30
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Official Explanation:
Answer: B
(A) The opening phrase tells us two things about the Suez Canal—it was constructed by XYZ and it is connecting A to B. The use of connected would obviously be incorrect since it is acting as a verb and we require an adjective (participle). Also, the opening phrase needs to be followed by the Suez canal.
(B) The correct answer.
(C) Having been is awkward and unidiomatic. B conveys the same meaning more clearly.
(D) This sentence makes it appear as if the Suez Canal Company was connecting the two seas.
(E) The use of the past perfect tense had been is incorrect since the sentence does not talk about two different events in the past.
