Antietam Campaign

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Antietam Campaign

by sai.99.gmat » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:42 pm
The Antietam campaign of 1862 was the occasion for two attempts of the Confederate army to destroy the Monocacy Aqueduct but soldiers were unable to drill enough holes into the hard stone to place explosives that would breach the aqueduct.


(A) The Antietam campaign of 1862 was the occasion for two attempts of the Confederate army to destroy the Monocacy Aqueduct but soldiers were unable to drill enough holes into the hard stone to place explosives that would breach the aqueduct.
(B) Soldiers were twice unable to drill enough holes into the hard stone of the Monocacy Aqueduct to place enough explosives to breach it during the 1862 Antietam campaign of the Confederate army.
(C) The Confederate army twice attempted to destroy the Monocacy Aqueduct during the 1862 Antietam campaign but soldiers were unable to drill enough holes into the hard stone to place enough explosives to breach the aqueduct.
(D) The hard stone of the Monocacy Aqueduct made it twice impossible to drill sufficient holes during the Confederate army's 1862 Antietam campaign for soldiers to place enough explosives to breach the aqueduct.
(E) The Monocacy Aqueduct was twice attempted to be breached during 1862's Antietam campaign but soldiers were unable to drill enough holes into the hard stone to place enough explosives to destroy the aqueduct.


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by MakeUrTimeCount » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:53 pm
(A) Campaign was the occasion for two attempts is awkward.
(B) It has 2 reference: hard stone and Monocacy Aqueduct. Also "twice unable" is wrong.
(C) Perfect.
(D) "The hard stone of the Monocacy Aqueduct made it twice impossible to drill" is awkward.
(E) Passive voice - Avoid always

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by sai.99.gmat » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:41 am
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