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Av abhishiek Posted 13 years ago
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Choose the most correct choice from among the given options to construct an appropriate sentence(s).

With his sub-four minute mile Bannister broke a psychological barrier, inspiring thousands of others to attempt overcoming seemingly insurmountable hurdles.

1) A. inspiring thousands of others to attempt overcoming • • •
2) B. inspiring thousands of others to attempt to overcome
3) C. inspiring thousands of others to overcome
4) D. and inspired thousands of others to attempt to overcome
5) E. and inspired thousands of others to attempt overcoming

though I dont see anything particularly wrong with the give sentence
my answer would be C for its simplicity
  

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I would choose B. "Attempt" is important in the meaning of the sentence, and it is usually followed by the infinitive,

— AlpheccaStars

  • I would choose B.
  • "Attempt" is important in the meaning of the sentence, and it is usually followed by the infinitive,
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I would choose B. "Attempt" is important in the meaning of the sentence, and it is usually followed by the infinitive,
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AlpheccaStarsI would choose B. "Attempt" is important in the meaning of the sentence, and it is usually followed by the infinitive,
the option D matches your answer with the addition of "and", what change does "and" on the meaning it is trying to convey
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The meaning is fairly close. "and" makes it more conclusive and definite. It changes the sentence structure - a compound verb instead of a participial phrase (some books call it a reduced clause). .
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Please explain your thinking behind your answer, what is the difference in between B & D
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