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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon May 21, 2012 6:45 am
It uses "for the funding of projects of...", which is wordy and awkward, while B gets the same idea across with "to fund..."
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by agarwalva » Tue May 22, 2012 6:02 am
Bill@VeritasPrep wrote:It uses "for the funding of projects of...", which is wordy and awkward, while B gets the same idea across with "to fund..."
Constructed In the late 1950s by various federal and state transportation agencies, the Massachusetts Turnpike uses a series of tollbooths for collecting revenue to fund construction and maintenance projects.

A. for collecting revenue to fund construction and maintenance projects

B. to collect revenue to fund construction and maintenance projects

C. to collect revenue for the funding of projects of construction and maintenance

D. that collects revenue to fund projects of construction and maintenance

E. that collects revenue for the funding of construction and maintenance projects.

what is this sentence testing.... SV , Modifier...etc?. I cant just beat this sentence

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