SC- Verb Tense Form- Byzantian Empire

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nadesai: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:59 pm

by nadesai » Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:49 pm

Around the tenth century A.D, the Byzantine Empire was a picture of great affluence and prosperity, until the disastrous fourth crusade fought under the initiation of Pope Innocent III turned the immense fortune into penury and in days to come, the mighty empire eventually cracked and fell to the Ottomans in the middle of the fifteenth century

(A) was a picture of great affluence and prosperity, until the disastrous fourth crusade fought under the initiation of Pope Innocent III turned the immense fortune into penury and in days to come, the mighty empire eventually cracked and fell

(B) was a picture of great affluence and prosperity, until the disastrous fourth crusade fought under the initiation of Pope Innocent III had turned the immense fortune into penury and in days to come, the mighty empire eventually cracked and fell

C) ) had been a picture of great affluence and prosperity, until the disastrous fourth crusade fought under the initiation of Pope Innocent III had turned the immense fortune into penury and in days to come, eventually the mighty empire cracked and fell

(D) had been a picture of great affluence and prosperity, until the disastrous fourth crusade fought under the initiation of Pope Innocent III had turned the immense fortune into penury and in days to come, the mighty empire eventually cracked and had fallen

(E) had been a picture of great affluence and prosperity, until the disastrous fourth crusade fought under the initiation of Pope Innocent III had turned the immense fortune into penury and in days to come, the mighty empire had cracked eventually and then fell

Please explain your answer
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NAD

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ronaldramlan: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 87; Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:44 amFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 14 times

by ronaldramlan » Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:12 pm

Would you let us know the source of this question?

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by GMAT GIRL » Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:42 pm

Choices B, C, D, and E all say "Pope Innocent III had turned". The "had turned" does not seem to work with "until". For example, it would be strange to say: "he was saving for retirement until he had turned 65". A is the only choice without the "had". I too would like to know the source, this seems to be a little different than most GMAT questions.

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