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In 2005, a patent was issued on a device  that enables people with limited muscular power to be able to pour liquid from a container without having  to lift the container from a support surface.

A) that enables people with limited muscular power to be able to pour liquid from a container without having

B) that enables people with limited muscular power to be able to pour liquid from a container without the need

C) enabling people with limited muscular power to be able to pour liquid from a container without the need

D) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container without having

E) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container without the requirement

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Boho · Answer

In 2005, a patent was issued on a device  that enables people with limited muscular power to be able to pour liquid from a container without having  to lift the container from a support surface.

A) that enables people with limited muscular power  to be able  to pour liquid from a container without having

"To be able is" is unidiomatic 
 
B) that enables people with limited muscular power  to be able  to pour liquid from a container  without the need 
"To be able is" is unidiomatic 
and "without the need" illogically modifies container

C)  enabling  people with limited muscular power  to be able  to pour liquid from a container  without the need 
The filling of patent did not enable ...
+ Same issue as in B

D) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container without having

E) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container  without the requirement 
"without the need" illogically modifies container

I Pick (D) - a good question once again

brianmontanaweb · Answer

D) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container without having => doesn't modify the wrong noun, and doesn't contain unidiomatic issues

hientranzx · Answer

D for me.

In 2005, a patent was issued on a device that enables people with limited muscular power to be able to pour liquid from a container without having to lift the container from a support surface.

A) that enables people with limited muscular power  to be able to  pour liquid from a container without having

B) that enables people with limited muscular power  to be able to  pour liquid from a container without the need

C) enabling people with limited muscular power  to be able to  pour liquid from a container without the need

D) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container without having

E) that enables people with limited muscular power to pour liquid from a container  without the requirement

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