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The London Tube, the world’s first underground railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
A) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using
B) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, to use
C) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations; and used
D) railway, which opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations and used
E) railway, opening in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, and using
14 Apr 2020, 22:10
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
The London Tube, the world’s first underground railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
→ The London Tube…opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
THE OPTIONS
-- rahat16 , as you note, the subject is the London Tube.
-- The verb is opened.
That word might look like a participle because opened is both the past tense and the past participle of open. This "opened" is the verb.
What may throw a few people is the phrase, "using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives."
That phrase is a descriptor that modifies the entire previous clause or the subject of that clause.
That is, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives tells us the way in which the London Tube opened.
When an ___ING word (a present participle) is preceded by a comma, it usually modifies the entire previous clause.
I see no errors.
KEEP A
-- but in this case, the only plausible reading is that to use is an infinitive of purpose and means "in order to use."
• the London Rube did not open IN ORDER to use gas-lit wooden carriages.
Eliminate B
• this is not a full clause and therefore cannot be on one side of a semicolon: and used gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
• a full independent clause contains a subject and a verb and can stand on its own
Eliminate C
-- The London Tube… which opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations and used gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
• The verb opened belongs to the subject which
(that is, which "eats up" the verb opened)
• the subject of the sentence, The London Tube, does not have a verb.
Eliminate D
→ Wrong: The London Tube.. . opening in 1863 and using gas-lit wooden carriages [that were] hauled by steam locomotive.
• As in option D, option E lacks a conjugated main verb.
THe correct answer is A.
COMMENTS
I welcomed all the newcomers in the other OE.
rahat16 and thenikhilseth , I hope that I have answered your questions.
If not, please ask again.
TheNightKing , you wrote
In what way, or how, did the London Tube open and operate as the first underground railway?
WHY was it able to be the first underground railway?
For those of you who are struggling with meaning, try not to get too ... well, Quant-ish.
Don't start. Almost half of my posts are in Quant.
Hmm. I think we will work on present participle modifiers.
This question is hard. Kudos to all for displaying courage and/or good analysis.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
Simplify the sentence:
The London Tube
→ The London Tube…opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• SUBJECT and verb?
-- rahat16 , as you note, the subject is the London Tube.
-- The verb is opened.
That word might look like a participle because opened is both the past tense and the past participle of open. This "opened" is the verb.
What may throw a few people is the phrase, "using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives."
That phrase is a descriptor that modifies the entire previous clause or the subject of that clause.
That is, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives tells us the way in which the London Tube opened.
When an ___ING word (a present participle) is preceded by a comma, it usually modifies the entire previous clause.
I see no errors.
KEEP A
Quote:
• Not all infinitives such as to use are infinitives of purpose
-- but in this case, the only plausible reading is that to use is an infinitive of purpose and means "in order to use."
• the London Rube did not open IN ORDER to use gas-lit wooden carriages.
Eliminate B
Quote:
• a semicolon can join only two independent clauses and may not be followed by the word "and."
• this is not a full clause and therefore cannot be on one side of a semicolon: and used gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
• a full independent clause contains a subject and a verb and can stand on its own
Eliminate C
Quote:
• the sentence lacks a main verb; that is, The London Tube does not have a verb
-- The London Tube… which opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations and used gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
• The verb opened belongs to the subject which
(that is, which "eats up" the verb opened)
• the subject of the sentence, The London Tube, does not have a verb.
Eliminate D
Quote:
• no working (conjugated) verb exists. This version contains only –ING words (opening, using)
→ Wrong: The London Tube.. . opening in 1863 and using gas-lit wooden carriages [that were] hauled by steam locomotive.
• As in option D, option E lacks a conjugated main verb.
THe correct answer is A.
COMMENTS
I welcomed all the newcomers in the other OE.
rahat16 and thenikhilseth , I hope that I have answered your questions.
If not, please ask again.
TheNightKing , you wrote
Quote:
... using .... is a modifier of the entire previous clause or the subject of the entire previous clause.
In what way, or how, did the London Tube open and operate as the first underground railway?
WHY was it able to be the first underground railway?
For those of you who are struggling with meaning, try not to get too ... well, Quant-ish.
Don't start. Almost half of my posts are in Quant.
Hmm. I think we will work on present participle modifiers.
This question is hard. Kudos to all for displaying courage and/or good analysis.
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14 Apr 2020, 23:16
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Ans: A
The London Tube, the world’s first underground railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
A) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using; The sentence conveys that London Tube opened in 1863, using the wooden carriages...
B) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, to use; there is a change of meaning, there is no intent conveyed in original sentence, London Tube opened in 1863 to use wooden carriages..
C) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations; and used; use of semicolon is makes the two parts independent, but there is no subject for used.
D) railway, which opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations and used; London Tube is without a verb, making this sentence a fragment
E) railway, opening in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, and using; same verb error as option D, London Tube has no verb
The London Tube, the world’s first underground railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives.
A) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, using; The sentence conveys that London Tube opened in 1863, using the wooden carriages...
B) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, to use; there is a change of meaning, there is no intent conveyed in original sentence, London Tube opened in 1863 to use wooden carriages..
C) railway, opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations; and used; use of semicolon is makes the two parts independent, but there is no subject for used.
D) railway, which opened in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations and used; London Tube is without a verb, making this sentence a fragment
E) railway, opening in January 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon stations, and using; same verb error as option D, London Tube has no verb
