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Tmnt53 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Choose the sentence with the closest meaning

They could not climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
B. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
C. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
D. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.
  

Top answer

It's almost not a matter of closest meaning because three of the four choices are grammatically incorrect. Only B is grammatically correct. CJ

— CalifJim

  • It's almost not a matter of closest meaning because three of the four choices are grammatically incorrect.
  • Only B is grammatically correct.
  • CJ
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4 Answers
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It's almost not a matter of closest meaning because three of the four choices are grammatically incorrect.

Only B is grammatically correct.

CJ
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Only B is correct. Sentence A might be a more accurate choice in its correct form: The storm made it impossible to climb [up] the mountain.


EDIT: Just noticed CJ’s post. I could’ve sworn it wasn’t there 30 seconds ago!
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Is the answer C wrong because unable is used only for human.
=> there climbing up the mountain was impossible due to the storm.
Likewise, the answer D wrong because capable can't be used for the possibility of an act. Right?
By the way, please check if my writing has any problem.
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tmnt53Is the answer C wrong because "unable" is used only for humans?
It’s wrong because their climbing the mountain wasn’t unable; they were unable to climb.
tmnt53Likewise, the answer D wrong because "capable" can't be used for the possibility of an act. Right?
Right.
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