In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldw
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12 Dec 2023, 06:35
In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911.
Option Elimination -
(A) did its return in 1910-1911 - Let's rephrase the inverted structure for clarity.
Halley's comet did cause such a worldwide sensation in no other historical sighting (The subject here is "Halley's comet," and the verb is "did cause.")
as its return caused (did is a placeholder for the earlier verb) in 1910 -1911 (The subject here is "return," and the verb is "caused.")
So are we comparing "Halley's comet" with "return"? Wrong.
(B) had its 1910-1911 return - Rephrased 2nd part.
as its 1910-1911 return had (caused)- (The subject here is "return," and the verb is "had caused.") - same comparison error - "Halley's comet" with "return." Wrong.
(C) in its return of 1910-1911 - ok.
Halley's comet did cause such a worldwide sensation in no other historical sighting (The subject here is "Halley's comet," and the verb is "did cause.")
as (Halley's comet did cause) in its return of 1910-1911. (The subject here is "Halley's comet," and the verb is "did cause.")
With everything else the same, we are comparing the other sightings with those of 1910-1911.
(D) its return of 1910-1911 did - Rephrased 2n part.
as its return of 1910-1911 did (cause) - (The subject here is "return," and the verb is "did cause.") - same comparison error - "Halley's comet" with "return."
(E) its return in 1910-1911 - Rephrased 2n part.
as its return in 1910-1911 - (The subject here is "return," and the verb is "NO VERB") - same comparison error - "Halley's comet" with "return" and on top no verb. The 2nd part can carry the same verb if there is a prepositional phrase, as in option C or other verb markers that can refer back to the earlier verb. But in this option, we have a proper subject, "return," but no verb or verb marker that we can call the earlier verb. Wrong.