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by naveen451 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:35 pm
Lincoln, discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, knew how to use a good story to generate good will.

(A) Lincoln, discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, knew

(B) Discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, Lincoln knew

(C) Lincoln, discovering the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned in young manhood before him, knew

(D) In young manhood Lincoln discovered the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him:

(E) Lincoln, discovered in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him, knew


OA IS D. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:32 am
I at once chose D but while taking a second look was stuck between B and D.

D I felt is more precise that it properly conveys in the sentence what the secret is!
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