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by Mike@Magoosh » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:39 am
In the spring of 1778, the Continental Army installed a "great chain" across the Hudson River, at West Point, in order to prevent British ships to navigate into the vulnerable regions to the north.
(A) in order to prevent British ships to navigate into
(B) by preventing British ships from navigating into
(C) so that they prevented British ships to navigate to
(D) to prevent British ships from navigating to
(E) by means of preventing British ships from navigating to

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by AnjaliOberoi » Thu May 08, 2014 3:14 am
(A) in order to prevent British ships to navigate into - To prevent from is correct idiom
(B) by preventing British ships from navigating into - meaning issue
(C) so that they prevented British ships to navigate to - prevented to - incorrect idiom
(D) to prevent British ships from navigating to - correct
(E) by means of preventing British ships from navigating to - meaning issue
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by AnjaliOberoi » Thu May 08, 2014 3:15 am
(A) in order to prevent British ships to navigate into - To prevent from is correct idiom
(B) by preventing British ships from navigating into - meaning issue
(C) so that they prevented British ships to navigate to - prevented to - incorrect idiom
(D) to prevent British ships from navigating to - correct
(E) by means of preventing British ships from navigating to - meaning issue
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