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i thought short flights is compared with permanently orbiting in sense of time period, that's why i cut off B & D. where is my reasoning wrong???
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i thought short flights is compared with permanently orbiting in sense of time period, that's why i cut off B & D. where is my reasoning wrong???
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Notice, no choice effectively expresses a comparison of short flights with permanently orbiting.

A couple express illogical comparisons of short flights and a permanently orbiting space station.

(D) expresses a logical comparison of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft and a permanently orbiting space station.

To arrive at correct answers to Sentence Correction questions, we have to be careful not to decide what meaning is going to be expressed by the correct answer before finding the correct answer, because, if we decide on the wrong meaning, then we may get the impression that the correct answer is not the correct answer. So, rather than get locked into a meaning, keep you mind open regarding what the meaning will be and find a choice that effectively expresses a meaning that makes sense.
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Comparison + Redundancy

A. Short flights not parallel to space station
B. comparison is fixed, but redundancy sufficient enough is introduced
C. Same error as A + Redundancy
D. Correct
E. Same error as A

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Unlike X , Y is the idiom being tested here. Only B and D are the contenders. In B their is a modifier error , with is xxx is incorrect , further their is no verb present. D wins.

Correctly pointed out!

The reason B is wrong is that the prepositional phrase " with......." is unclear in terms of the clause/phrase it is modifying. Is it the previous one or the next one.

eg. XXXXXXXXX, with.........., YYYYYYYYYY

We dont know with is referring to XXXXXXXXX or to YYYYYYYY.


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No, that's not the reason.
The prepositional phrase 'with sufficient enough power in fuel cells and batteries for their short flights' has plural their which can only refer to something plural.
The main clause 'a permanently orbiting space station will have to generate its own electricity is clearly singular so the prepositional phrase is referring to either 'short flights' or 'shuttle and earlier spacecraft'
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Unlike the short flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which carried sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries, a permanently orbiting space station will have to generate its own electricity.

A. the short flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which carried sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries
B. the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, with sufficient enough power in fuel cells and batteries for their short flights
C. the short flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which enabled them to carry sufficient enough power in fuel cells and batteries
D. the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which were capable of carrying sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries for their short flights
E. the flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, whose shortness allowed them to carry sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries

Unlike X, Y is the correct construction, where X and Y are logical and parallel.

A. space station is compared with flights of shuttles. Apples to oranges
B. sufficient enough is a heavily redundant construction.
C. Same error as A
D. Correct.E. Same error as A and C.
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If option B was only (...),with sufficient(...) or (...),with enough(...) was correct? Or the "wich" is more correct than "with" ?
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Unlike the short flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which carried sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries, a permanently orbiting space station will have to generate its own electricity.

A. the short flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which carried sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries
B. the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, with sufficient enough power in fuel cells and batteries for their short flights
C. the short flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which enabled them to carry sufficient enough power in fuel cells and batteries
D. the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, which were capable of carrying sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries for their short flights
E. the flights of the shuttle and earlier spacecraft, whose shortness allowed them to carry sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries


If option B was only (...),with sufficient(...) or (...),with enough(...) was correct? Or the "wich" is more correct than "with" ?
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Hey goncalogomes2000

Happy to help you with this.

The answer to your question is "NO".

Here's why:
  • Choice B distorts the Intended Meaning of the Original Sentence. The original sentence says that the shuttle and earlier spacecraft "carried sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries". Choice B, after modification, says "with sufficient power in fuel cells and batteries". This suggests that the shuttle and earlier spacecraft had sufficient power, rather than "carried" sufficient power.

What if we make this improvement to B as well?
Then, yes. Choice B would be correct if we were to maintain the intended meaning. I wouldn't go so far as to claim that the grammatical use of a "with-modifier" is incorrect or ambiguous here, for the simple reason that the plural possessive "their" can only refer to the nouns in the preceding phrase.

I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.

Happy Learning!

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