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by AnjaliOberoi » Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:30 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 theCodeToGMAT » Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:19 am
AnjaliOberoi wrote: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
INCORRECT; "appear" and "making" are not parallel
B. inflated, so that it could make
INCORRECT; "so that it could make" gives a meaning that bag inflates and intentionally releases bust of smoke to make terrified passenger think that car was on fire.
C. inflated and made
INCORRECT; "appear" and "made" are not parallel
D. inflated and make
CORRECT
E. inflated to make
INCORRECT; gives a meaning that bag inflates and intentionally releases bust of smoke to make terrified passenger think that car was on fire.

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