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by ska7945 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:50 pm
Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.

A. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh
E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh


oa E
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by raunekk » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:55 am
imo:E
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by NSNguyen » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:40 pm
IMO: E
A, word order mistake
B,C tense error
D, Wordy
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by stubbornp » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:44 pm
imo E
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by aj5105 » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:06 am
IMO (E)
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Re: Charles Lindbergh

by maihuna » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:26 am
ska7945 wrote:

A. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh


oa E


Can somebody please explain why E and not A. is the idiom attempt at wrong in A? What can be wrong with A that we can use for sure with other Q.
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by sanjay_dce » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:33 am
for his attempt is wordy hence A is correct
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Re: Charles Lindbergh

by pandeyvineet24 » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:03 am
Not an expert but let me try this.

A puts "for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight", inside the commmas, thereby making the information non essential , i think the phrase in the the commas is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
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by sumanr84 » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:54 am
ska7945 wrote:Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.

A. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore
B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he
C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh
D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh
E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh


oa E
Does not A qualify for being a "run-on" sentence ?

"Charles Lindbergh,..., was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore...."
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by pnk » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:35 am
sumanr84 wrote:
ska7945 wrote:Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1,000 to do so.

A. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore

oa E
Does not A qualify for being a "run-on" sentence ?

"Charles Lindbergh,..., was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore...."
Its run-on sentence. Two independent clauses need 'comma+fanboys' not 'therefore
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by amirp » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:27 am
A. Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he therefore - "was very reluctant to" should modifying C.L, it should be as close as possible to C.L.

B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he

C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, so Charles Lindbergh - I believe when we use 'since' we should provide a time frame which is not mentioned here! Ex: Since 1980... (please correct me if I am wrong)

D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh

E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh - Correct because: 1) modifier is correctly modifying C.L 2) more concise than all the other options.
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by Yanat » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:36 am
IMO it is E.

This is based on modifiers.
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by babuxavier » Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:04 am
IMO E
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