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Have been/had been/were

by neeti2711 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:16 am
School board meeting minutes from the last 2 years demonstrate that members of the school board over that period have been part of a widespread culture of partisan backstabbing and fighting that has led to the poor state of the districts schools.
(A) have been part of a widespread culture of partisan backstabbing and fighting
(B) had been part of a widespread culture of people who were partisan, backstabbing, and fought and
(C) had been part of a widespread culture of partisan backstabbing and fighting
(D) were part of a widespread culture of partisan backstabbing and fighting
(E) have been part of a widespread culture of partisanship, backstabbing, and fighting

OA: D

Is this a typical GMAT question? I am not certain of the source's authenticity.
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by Ali Tariq » Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:11 pm
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by ceilidh.erickson » Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:13 am
Hi Neeti,

There's definitely a pattern in the questions you've posted in the last few days. I'm guessing that they're all from the same low-quality source. So first, please tell us where you got these questions. And secondly, you should find better-quality material to study from!
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by neeti2711 » Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:04 am
Ceilidh,

The source of the above question is bellcurves.com. I read about this source on the experience shared by an 800 scorer on this website. I started solving the questions, but these questions were not as perfect as OG questions and the answer explanations were vague.

Thank you for your help! Now I have stopped visiting this site.

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