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The West Computers is the name given to the women hired by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers, who read and analyzed data at the Langley Research Center during the years 1943-1958.
A. by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,
B. to serve as so-called human computers by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA's predecessor,
C. to perform the function of so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
D. so that they can serve as so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,
E. by the predecessor of NASA, which was called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,
A. by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,
B. to serve as so-called human computers by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA's predecessor,
C. to perform the function of so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
D. so that they can serve as so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,
E. by the predecessor of NASA, which was called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,
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We’ll go for ALTERNATIVE because it is not obvious whether the original sentence needs to be corrected.
The original sentence seems fine, but we can eliminate the other answers to be sure. The sentence structure used in (B) makes the relative pronoun who refer to an entity (NASA's predecessor) rather than to people. (C) presents a similar mistake: who refers to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Likewise, in (D), who refers to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The structure of (E) is similar to that of (A), but the phrasing is unnecessarily wordy. So (A) must be our answer.
We’ll go for LOGICAL because we must understand the structure of the sentence.
The sentence talks about women, the entity that employed them, the tasks they performed, and when and where they performed those tasks. The original sentence makes clear and logical connections among all those parts. All the other answer choices produce faulty modification, assigning the modifying relative clause who read and analyzed data to non-human entities rather than to the women.
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The West Computers is the name given to the women hired by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers, who read and analyzed data at the Langley Research Center during the years 1943-1958.
A. by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,...correct
B. to serve as so-called human computers by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA's predecessor,...modifier error...who should modify human computers
C. to perform the function of so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...modifier error...who should modify human computers
D. so that they can serve as so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,....modifier error...who should modify human computers
E. by the predecessor of NASA, which was called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,...which is referring to nasa...modifier error
A. by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,...correct
B. to serve as so-called human computers by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA's predecessor,...modifier error...who should modify human computers
C. to perform the function of so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...modifier error...who should modify human computers
D. so that they can serve as so-called human computers by NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,....modifier error...who should modify human computers
E. by the predecessor of NASA, which was called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as so-called human computers,...which is referring to nasa...modifier error
