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It's not that B is wrong - B is fine, grammatically speaking - but rather it's more that D is a better, more concise version of the sentence, and holds the "so that students" intent relationship that the original sentence included and that B committed.
Thanks for explanation..Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:It's not that B is wrong - B is fine, grammatically speaking - but rather it's more that D is a better, more concise version of the sentence, and holds the "so that students" intent relationship that the original sentence included and that B committed.
but i found D option bit awkward because of this wording....
belonged in the university
plz comment..
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Don't really see your problem with the wording:btgyes wrote:Thanks for explanation..Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:It's not that B is wrong - B is fine, grammatically speaking - but rather it's more that D is a better, more concise version of the sentence, and holds the "so that students" intent relationship that the original sentence included and that B committed.
but i found D option bit awkward because of this wording....
belonged in the university
plz comment..
thanks
"your clothes belong in the closet."
the past tense "belonged" is used because the entire sentence is in reported speech - it reports what abbot was convinced in the past.
