abhasjha wrote:In the mid- 1960's a newly installed radar warning system mistook the rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by the Soviets.
(A) rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by the Soviets
(B) rising of the moon for a massive Soviet missile attack
(C) moon rising to a massive missile attack by the Soviets
(D) moon as it was rising for a massive Soviet missile attack
(E) rise of the moon as a massive Soviet missile attack
A:
mistook...as a massive missile attack
E:
mistook...as a massive Soviet missile attack
Here,
mistook as is unidiomatic.
The correct idiom is
to mistake X for Y.
Eliminate A and E.
C:
the moon rising to an attack
Here,
to an attack seems to be serving as an adverb modifying
rising, implying that the moon was RISING TO AN ATTACK.
Not the intended meaning.
Eliminate C.
D:
it was rising for a massive Soviet missile attack
Here,
for a massive Soviet missile attack seems to be serving as an adverb modifying
was rising, implying that the moon WAS RISING FOR A MASSIVE SOVIET MISSILE ATTACK.
Not the intended meaning.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is
B.
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