A portion of the passage below is underlined.
In 1942, actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil patented a secret communication system. This system was created by them in order to prevent enemy forces from jamming radio-guided torpedoes, it later laid the groundwork for modern Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies.
Which choice represents the most concise and grammatically correct phrasing for the underlined segment?
- AThis system was created by them in order to prevent enemy forces from jamming radio-guided torpedoes,
- BThey created the system to prevent enemy forces from jamming radio-guided torpedoes,
- Created to prevent enemy forces from jamming radio-guided torpedoes,Cevap
- DBecause it was created to prevent, enemy forces, from jamming radio-guided torpedoes,
Cevap
Created to prevent enemy forces from jamming radio-guided torpedoes,
The correct option uses a past participial phrase starting with the word 'Created' to modify the main subject of the following clause. This structure is concise, eliminates passive wordiness, and avoids a comma splice by correctly connecting the modifier to the independent clause.
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Anahtar Kavram
Eliminating Wordiness