manasi4gre Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 A ques. i encountered in the powerprep: The Mississippi river boat which evolved from the simpler steamship of the early 1800's ,became the dominant form of passenger transport on the Mississippi river. Is it c? Can anyone clarify the right ans.?What do u say abt this sent.Michael? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishum2000 Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Manshi i think D is the correct answer.C couldn't be the correct answer since is an adjective that modifies the noun form. Transport should be transportation. Check this out: `transport' In British English, vehicles that you travel in are referred to generally as transport. `transportation' American speakers usually use transportation to refer both to vehicles and to the moving of goods or people. A ques. i encountered in the powerprep: The Mississippi river boat which evolved from the simpler steamship of the early 1800's ,became the dominant form of passenger transport on the Mississippi river. Is it c? Can anyone clarify the right ans.?What do u say abt this sent.Michael? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manasi4gre Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 This is what left me stumped in this ques.In british u.k usage there is nothing wrong with using "transport" for means of travel/travel vehicles..But here in this sent.what is the supposedly right ans. ? All views invited. `transport' In British English, vehicles that you travel in are referred to generally as transport. `transportation' American speakers usually use transportation to refer both to vehicles and to the moving of goods or people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorrillo Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 I think the sentence mentioned here is the corrected form. Are you sure you've posted the question accurately, Manasi? We talked about this a while ago. Take a look here:http://http://www.testmagic.com.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13489 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manasi4gre Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 The right ques.is as follows:(sorry about the typo-it was actually a corrected form of the sentence) The Mississippi river boat which evolved from simpler steamship of the early 1800's ,became the dominant form of passenger transport on the Mississippi river. the right ans. is b.steamship-steamships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manasi4gre Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 Thanks for pointing out the mistake in the ques.,zorrillo. The sentence is crystal clear now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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