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please explain the concept

by FINALCOUNTDOWN » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:02 am
767. The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating


Please explain what does each choice convey, as each choice is related very important aspects of grammar.
D
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by krishnakumarhod » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:30 pm
https://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... ility.html

i think there is also an exact pattern of question in og 11 cant remember though

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by adham » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:55 am
The correct Response is D

The question mainly tests parallelism: past participle+past participle

... language variations originating(that originate)... and perpetuated(or that are perpetuated)...
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