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Had Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov not correctly judged the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983, to be false and disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States would likely have entered a large-scale nuclear war.
A. Had Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov not correctly judged the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983, to be false and disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States would likely have entered a large-scale nuclear war.
B. If Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov had not correctly judged the early warning system that reported an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983 to be false and then disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States likely would have entered a large-scale nuclear war.
C. Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented a large-scale nuclear war between the United States and Russia on September 26, 1983 by correctly judging that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate.
D. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate and likely preventing the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war.
E. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war when he disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate and correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports that a nuclear missile was incoming were false.
A. Had Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov not correctly judged the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983, to be false and disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States would likely have entered a large-scale nuclear war.
B. If Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov had not correctly judged the early warning system that reported an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983 to be false and then disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States likely would have entered a large-scale nuclear war.
C. Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented a large-scale nuclear war between the United States and Russia on September 26, 1983 by correctly judging that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate.
D. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate and likely preventing the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war.
E. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war when he disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate and correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports that a nuclear missile was incoming were false.
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06 Oct 2018, 07:03
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1) Take a First Glance (5 seconds)
The underline encompasses the entire long sentence, so pay careful attention to the Sentence Structure and watch out for any misplaced Modifiers. Had and if indicate a hypothetical, so make sure that the Verbs match.
(2) Read for Meaning
The sentence theorizes that when Stanislav Petrov decided that Russia’s early warning system’s reports of an incoming missile were incorrect and therefore disobeyed his superiors’ orders to retaliate, he likely prevented a nuclear war between Russia and the United States. Would likely have is the correct construction for this hypothetical. If you can’t spot a mistake in the original sentence, reserve judgment on answer choice (A). Since the entire sentence is underlined, it will be difficult to compare answers vertically to find splits. Read each answer on its own, and when you spot an error, investigate the remaining answers and eliminate any that make the same mistake.
(3) Find a Starting Point
Start with any difference that seems easiest to you, then move to the next easiest issue, and so on. Stop when you have one answer or you aren’t sure how to address the remaining differences. All errors for each choice are detailed in the next section.
(4) Eliminate (and Repeat)
(A) CORRECT. This sentence correctly says that Petrov judged the early warning system’s reports (rather than the system itself) to be false. The sequence of events is in the correct order.
(B) In the original sentence, Petrov judged the early warning system’s reports … to be false. This answer, however, says that Petrov judged the early warning system … to be false. The reports were false, not the system itself.
(C) A comma –ing modifier modifies the main subject and verb, so in this choice, disobeying is modifying Petrov likely prevented. However, it is not the case that the fact that Petrov prevented the war resulted in his decision to disobey his superiors. The reverse construction would make sense: Petrov disobeyed orders from his superiors, likely preventing a nuclear war.
(D) A comma –ing modifier modifies the main subject and verb, Petrov correctly judged. However, disobeying does not describe how Petrov correctly judged … the reports … to be false. In addition, the modifier preventing also points back to Petrov correctly judged, but judging the reports to be incorrect isn’t what prevented nuclear war; rather, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate is what prevented nuclear war, so preventing ought to modify disobeying.
(E) This sentence says that Petrov did two things: disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate and correctly judged the reports to be false. The second action (judging the reports to be false) necessarily occurred before the first (disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate) Since judging the reports to be false led directly to disobeying Petrov’s superiors’ orders, the order of these two clauses should be reversed.
hibobotamuss if you need more thorough explanation then lemme know
The underline encompasses the entire long sentence, so pay careful attention to the Sentence Structure and watch out for any misplaced Modifiers. Had and if indicate a hypothetical, so make sure that the Verbs match.
(2) Read for Meaning
The sentence theorizes that when Stanislav Petrov decided that Russia’s early warning system’s reports of an incoming missile were incorrect and therefore disobeyed his superiors’ orders to retaliate, he likely prevented a nuclear war between Russia and the United States. Would likely have is the correct construction for this hypothetical. If you can’t spot a mistake in the original sentence, reserve judgment on answer choice (A). Since the entire sentence is underlined, it will be difficult to compare answers vertically to find splits. Read each answer on its own, and when you spot an error, investigate the remaining answers and eliminate any that make the same mistake.
(3) Find a Starting Point
Start with any difference that seems easiest to you, then move to the next easiest issue, and so on. Stop when you have one answer or you aren’t sure how to address the remaining differences. All errors for each choice are detailed in the next section.
(4) Eliminate (and Repeat)
(A) CORRECT. This sentence correctly says that Petrov judged the early warning system’s reports (rather than the system itself) to be false. The sequence of events is in the correct order.
(B) In the original sentence, Petrov judged the early warning system’s reports … to be false. This answer, however, says that Petrov judged the early warning system … to be false. The reports were false, not the system itself.
(C) A comma –ing modifier modifies the main subject and verb, so in this choice, disobeying is modifying Petrov likely prevented. However, it is not the case that the fact that Petrov prevented the war resulted in his decision to disobey his superiors. The reverse construction would make sense: Petrov disobeyed orders from his superiors, likely preventing a nuclear war.
(D) A comma –ing modifier modifies the main subject and verb, Petrov correctly judged. However, disobeying does not describe how Petrov correctly judged … the reports … to be false. In addition, the modifier preventing also points back to Petrov correctly judged, but judging the reports to be incorrect isn’t what prevented nuclear war; rather, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate is what prevented nuclear war, so preventing ought to modify disobeying.
(E) This sentence says that Petrov did two things: disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate and correctly judged the reports to be false. The second action (judging the reports to be false) necessarily occurred before the first (disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate) Since judging the reports to be false led directly to disobeying Petrov’s superiors’ orders, the order of these two clauses should be reversed.
hibobotamuss if you need more thorough explanation then lemme know
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Had Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov not correctly judged the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983, to be false and disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States would likely have entered a large-scale nuclear war.
A. Had Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov not correctly judged the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983, to be false and disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States would likely have entered a large-scale nuclear war. (Had and would have is rightly used) no other error
B. If Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov had not correctly judged the early warning system that reported an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983 to be false and then disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States likely would have entered a large-scale nuclear war. (The bold part of sentence is worng)
C. Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented a large-scale nuclear war between the United States and Russia on September 26, 1983 by correctly judging that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate. (likely prevented? the meaning if sentence is distorted)
D. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate and likely preventing the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war. (the war was prevented because lieutenant judges the early warning system's report---its a cause and effect however; in this sentence disobeying and preventing are made parallel as the effects of correctly judging)
E. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war when he disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate and correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports that a nuclear missile was incoming were false. (why likely prevented? When must specify some time and it seems that he prevented when he disobeyed and judged after that)
A. Had Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov not correctly judged the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983, to be false and disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States would likely have entered a large-scale nuclear war. (Had and would have is rightly used) no other error
B. If Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov had not correctly judged the early warning system that reported an incoming nuclear missile on September 26, 1983 to be false and then disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate, Russia and the United States likely would have entered a large-scale nuclear war. (The bold part of sentence is worng)
C. Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented a large-scale nuclear war between the United States and Russia on September 26, 1983 by correctly judging that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate. (likely prevented? the meaning if sentence is distorted)
D. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports of an incoming nuclear missile were false, disobeying orders from his superiors to retaliate and likely preventing the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war. (the war was prevented because lieutenant judges the early warning system's report---its a cause and effect however; in this sentence disobeying and preventing are made parallel as the effects of correctly judging)
E. On September 26, 1983, Russian lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov likely prevented the United States and Russia from entering a large-scale nuclear war when he disobeyed orders from his superiors to retaliate and correctly judged that the early warning system’s reports that a nuclear missile was incoming were false. (why likely prevented? When must specify some time and it seems that he prevented when he disobeyed and judged after that)
