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One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal cut the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco by sea to only 6,000 miles.
A. the Panama Canal cut the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco by sea to only 6,000 miles
B. the Panama Canal cuts the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco by sea down to only 6,000 miles
C. the construction of the Panama Canal allows ships to cut the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco down to only 6,000 miles
D. the construction of the Panama Canal cut down the trip by sea from New York to San Francisco from 14,000 to 6,000 miles
E. the Panama Canal has cut from 14,000 miles down to 6,000 miles the trip by sea to San Francisco from New York
A. the Panama Canal cut the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco by sea to only 6,000 miles
B. the Panama Canal cuts the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco by sea down to only 6,000 miles
C. the construction of the Panama Canal allows ships to cut the 14,000 mile trip from New York to San Francisco down to only 6,000 miles
D. the construction of the Panama Canal cut down the trip by sea from New York to San Francisco from 14,000 to 6,000 miles
E. the Panama Canal has cut from 14,000 miles down to 6,000 miles the trip by sea to San Francisco from New York
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Answer: C.
This one is a bit tricky. Technically, you can’t say the “Panama Canal” is one of the “largest and most difficult engineering projects,” so there is a misplaced modifier. Instead, the “construction of the Panama Canal” is appropriate. That leaves choices C and D. Choice D is wrong because the “construction” isn’t what “cut down” the trip. Choice C is clear in that the construction allowed ships “to cut down” the trip.
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It is correct that "One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken" modifies "the construction of the Panama Canal" and not "the Panama Canal"?
Based on this eliminated A,B,E.
Further between C and D, eliminated D on the basis of meaning (cut down the trip in D).
Answer: C
Based on this eliminated A,B,E.
Further between C and D, eliminated D on the basis of meaning (cut down the trip in D).
Answer: C
