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by maihuna » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:46 pm
A few metallic objects on the Sea of Tranquillity are all that remain of the Apollo XI lunar module, which in July, 1969, became the first spaceship to carry men to the moon.


became the first spaceship to carry

was the first spaceship carrying

was the first spaceship that carried

is the first spaceship that has carried

became the first spaceship, carrying
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by codesnooker » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:39 pm
Choose (A)

(A) became the first spaceship to carry
CORRECT.

(B) was the first spaceship carrying
Wrong tense. It is still the first spaceship that carried humans for the moon trip.

(C) was the first spaceship that carried
Wrong tense. It is still the first spaceship that carried humans for the moon trip.

(D) is the first spaceship that has carried
Wrong tense. Currently it is not carrying any human being.

(E) became the first spaceship, carrying
Comma after spaceship distorts the meaning of the sentence. Now it means that those metallic pieces carried the men instead of spaceship.
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by piyush_nitt » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:37 am
codesnooker wrote:Choose (A)

(A) became the first spaceship to carry
CORRECT.

(B) was the first spaceship carrying
Wrong tense. It is still the first spaceship that carried humans for the moon trip.

(C) was the first spaceship that carried
Wrong tense. It is still the first spaceship that carried humans for the moon trip.

(D) is the first spaceship that has carried
Wrong tense. Currently it is not carrying any human being.

(E) became the first spaceship, carrying
Comma after spaceship distorts the meaning of the sentence. Now it means that those metallic pieces carried the men instead of spaceship.
Why E is wrong? Doesnot Participle Phrase modifies the closest Noun. In this case 'spaceship'?
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by pbanavara » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:24 am
piyush_nitt wrote:
codesnooker wrote:Choose (A)

(A) became the first spaceship to carry
CORRECT.

(B) was the first spaceship carrying
Wrong tense. It is still the first spaceship that carried humans for the moon trip.

(C) was the first spaceship that carried
Wrong tense. It is still the first spaceship that carried humans for the moon trip.

(D) is the first spaceship that has carried
Wrong tense. Currently it is not carrying any human being.

(E) became the first spaceship, carrying
Comma after spaceship distorts the meaning of the sentence. Now it means that those metallic pieces carried the men instead of spaceship.
Why E is wrong? Doesnot Participle Phrase modifies the closest Noun. In this case 'spaceship'?
Because 'carrying' implies a continuous tense and the action of the sentence has already happened in the past.
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