Experiments showed that a package weighing 50 pounds, dropped from a

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Experiments showed that a package weighing 50 pounds, dropped from a height of 48 inches, would  be landing, intact , only about 80 percent of the time.

A. be landing, intact,
B. land as intact
C. be landing, intactly,
D. land, intactly,
E. land intact

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Kinshook · Answer

Experiments showed that a package weighing 50 pounds, dropped from a height of 48 inches, would  be landing, intact , only about 80 percent of the time.

A.  be landing , intact,
B. land  as  intact
C.  be landing, intactly, 
D. land,  intactly, 
E. land intact

IMO E

sambitspm · Answer

Experiments showed that a package weighing 50 pounds, dropped from a height of 48 inches, would  be landing, intact , only about 80 percent of the time.

that  and  showed  indicates the subjunctive mood. Hence we need to use the base form of the verb for  landing  -> land.

A. be landing, intact,
B. land as intact
C. be landing, intactly,
D. land, intactly, 
E.  land intact

AndrewN · Answer

I answered the question in about 20 seconds. I will avoid posting my analysis, since I have been asked before to wait for the reveal of the OA. The question reminds me of  this old gem  from GMAC™.

Happy studies, everyone.

- Andrew

jaisonsunny77 · Answer

Experiments showed that a package weighing 50 pounds, dropped from a height of 48 inches, would  be landing, intact,  only about 80 percent of the time. 
 
A. be landing, intact,  -  this introduces a funny meaning ambiguity: The word ''intact'' is an adjective, so What (A) essentially says is that ''Experiments showed that a package.....would be landing,.., only about 80% of the time''. If the package ''lands'' for only 80% of the time, then where does it go for the remaining 20%? 
 B. land as intact  -  (B) implies the package takes the form of ''intact'' when it lands on the ground. this implication does not make any sense.   
C. be landing, intactly,  -  has the same error as described in (A).  
 D. land, intactly,  -  has the same error as described in (A).  
E. land intact - has no error. Hence,    (E) is the right answer choice.

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