Sentence Correction

New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included
a safer air bag , which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility
that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an
already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A. inflated, and making.
B. Inflated, so that it could make.
C. Inflated and made.
D. Inflated and make.
E. Inflated to make.
Answer: E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I chose D.

D is parallel to "appear". I'm not sure why E is correct as E changes the meaning. What is the source of the question?

umaa wrote:I chose D.

D is parallel to "appear". I'm not sure why E is correct as E changes the meaning. What is the source of the question?

Don't know why they rejected D....seems to be a better choice for me too.

mmslf75 wrote:New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included
a safer air bag , which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility
that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an
already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A. inflated, and making.
B. Inflated, so that it could make.
C. Inflated and made.
D. Inflated and make.
E. Inflated to make. Answer: E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

for E >> I would jog daily to prepare for marathon
in D tenses don't match with whole sentence. inflated(past) and make(present) is wrong isn't it?

linkinpark wrote:

mmslf75 wrote:New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included
a safer air bag , which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility
that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an
already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A. inflated, and making.
B. Inflated, so that it could make.
C. Inflated and made.
D. Inflated and make.
E. Inflated to make. Answer: E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

for E >> I would jog daily to prepare for marathon
in D tenses don't match with whole sentence. inflated(past) and make(present) is wrong isn't it?

Now, I got you...thanks!

Don't you think the meaning is wrong in E? burst is coming to terrify the passenger?

IMO "appear" and "make" are parallel.

umaa wrote:Don't you think the meaning is wrong in E? burst is coming to terrify the passenger?

IMO "appear" and "make" are parallel.

INFLATED TO MAKE
implies Purpose

I'm not convinced with E meaning.

If E is correct, what is wrong in D? It gives proper meaning.

The purpose of the old air bags cannot be to terrify the car passangers....

the sentence implies the meaning of cause and effect...the bags would appear inflated and make an already terrified...

if we use "to make"

the sentence meaning would change to - the bags would appear inflated to make an already terrified...

not sure if 'e' signifies the correct meaning of the sentence.

mmslf75 wrote:

umaa wrote:Don't you think the meaning is wrong in E? burst is coming to terrify the passenger?

IMO "appear" and "make" are parallel.

INFLATED TO MAKE
implies Purpose

mehravikas wrote:The purpose of the old air bags cannot be to terrify the car passangers....

the sentence implies the meaning of cause and effect...the bags would appear inflated and make an already terrified...

if we use "to make"

the sentence meaning would change to - the bags would appear inflated to make an already terrified...

not sure if 'e' signifies the correct meaning of the sentence.

mmslf75 wrote:

umaa wrote:Don't you think the meaning is wrong in E? burst is coming to terrify the passenger?

IMO "appear" and "make" are parallel.

INFLATED TO MAKE
implies Purpose

Guys what should be the OA ?