Sentence Correction

The ruins of Harrappa were first described in 1842 by Charles Masson in his Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Punjab, where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century.

(A) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(B) where locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century

(C) in which locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but was of no archaeological interest for nearly a century

(D) in which locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(E) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century

IMO C.

IMO : A

IMO: C

A,B,E Eliminated as the author is talking about the book and not the place. Out of C and D, C is appropriate !

What is the answer any way ?

"where" can only refer to a location. "Punjab" is part of the title of Masson's book, so A, B, and E are out.

Comparing C and D, even though D is wordy, it is in active voice.

IMO: D

"D" is perfect.
wat does "was" refer to in "c"?

VivianKerr wrote:"where" can only refer to a location. "Punjab" is part of the title of Masson's book, so A, B, and E are out.

Comparing C and D, even though D is wordy, it is in active voice.

IMO: D

Is C passive!?

A, B, E eliminated because "in which" is a pre-requisite for this statement. C gets eliminated as 'was' is not directly referring to anything here. So, IMO 'D'.

action of talking was done by locals -> if we take "WHERE" then only we get the reference for LOCALS.

I am not able to decide between A and E. However, I guess "was" of E changes the meaning, So IMO A

OA : D

samyukta wrote:The ruins of Harrappa were first described in 1842 by Charles Masson in his Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Punjab, where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century.

(A) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(B) where locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century

(C) in which locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but was of no archaeological interest for nearly a century

(D) in which locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(E) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century

I received a PM asking me to comment.

In A, B, D and E, this lacks a clear antecedent. An OA on the GMAT will not use THIS as a stand-alone pronoun. Eliminate A, B, D and E.

In C, was lacks a clear subject. Eliminate C.

i don't see a correct answer here. What is the source of this question?

This one is still not clear. Please help.

Thanks
Mankey

Two experts at a conflict!

Can some other expert please jump in and provide his/her guidance.

Thanks.

Killed A B and E because of "where."

Killed C because it didn't sound parallel to the first clause.