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by maihuna » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:23 am
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.
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by pandeyvineet24 » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:08 pm
D should be

that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and <would> make already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.

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by sagaragr » Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:16 pm
pandeyvineet24 wrote:D should be

that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and <would> make already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.

'appear to someone' isn't this an idiom? i think it should be E.

QA please.

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by riteshbindal » Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:51 pm
D IMO. OA plz.

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by maihuna » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:29 pm
riteshbindal wrote:D IMO. OA plz.
OA is not reliable I am sorry. I also have choosen D but some other group discussion says E.

DanaJ can you please chip in with your astute explanations.
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by arorag » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:44 pm
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