Sentence Correction

The double-clutch gearbox of the new BMW M5 offers seamless shifts all the way up to the 7200 rpm mark; 125 mph is reached in just 12 seconds.

A) The double-clutch gearbox of the new BMW M5 offers seamless shifts all the way up to the 7200 rpm mark; 125 mph is reached in just 12 seconds

B) The double-clutch gearbox of the new BMW M5, offering seamless shifts all the way up to the 7200 rpm mark, can reach 125 mph in just 12 seconds

C) The new BMW M5, with a double-clutch gearbox that offers seamless shifts all the way up to the 7200 rpm mark, reaching 125 mph in just 12 seconds

D) The double-clutch gearbox of the new BMW M5 offers seamless shifts all the way up to the 7200 rpm mark and reaches 125 mph in just 12 seconds

E) The double-clutch gearbox of the new BMW M5 offers seamless shifts all the way up to the 7200 rpm mark, which results in the car reaching 125 mph in just 12 seconds

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Hi Experts ,

Please explain each options.

Many thanks in advance.

SJ

(A) This works, using two independent clauses connected by a semicolon to effectively express two related ideas.

(B) This is grammatically correct, but the meaning is a little off, I guess. While an official answer choice would be more clearly wrong, this one is wrong because it incorrectly conveys that the gearbox rather than the car reaches 125 mph.

(C) This one has no main verb, and so no independent clause. If reaching were instead reaches, the choice would work.

(D) This one too is wrong because it conveys that the gearbox rather than the car reaches 125 mph.

(E) The modifier, which results in the car reaching 125 mph in just 12 seconds, seems to nonsensically modify mark. Alternatively one could say that which does not clearly refer to anything.

So the best answer is A.

{A} - KEEP
{B} - Car reaches 125 mph and not gear box; INCORRECT
{C} - Verb Missing; INCORRECT
{D} - Car reaches 125 mph and not gear box; INCORRECT
{E} - Incorrect which antecedent; INCORRECT

jain2016 wrote:Can you please advise what is the subject in the below part?

125 mph is reached in just 12 seconds

The subject is 125 mph.

The sentence is in the passive voice.

The missing car was found in the woods. (subject: the missing car)

The issues were resolved in minutes. (subject: the issues)