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by gmatblood » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:33 am
A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic aspect, at least in retrospect.

A. was not so painful, it
B. was not so painful, they
C. were not so painful, they
D. were not so painful, it
E. were not so painful, being one
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by GmatKiss » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:34 am
gmatblood wrote:A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic aspect, at least in retrospect.

A. was not so painful, it
B. was not so painful, they
C. were not so painful, they
D. were not so painful, it
E. were not so painful, being one
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by aspirant2011 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:47 pm
gmatblood wrote:A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic aspect, at least in retrospect.

A. wasnot so painful, it
B. wasnot so painful, they
C. were not so painful, they
D. were not so painful, it
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by zaarathelab » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:28 pm
THEY has no clear referent in B AND D.
E: uses being
A: Since it's a hypothetical situation, we need 'were'

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by sam2304 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:01 am
IMO D
Getting defeated is just a temporary notion, giving it up is what makes it permanent.
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by saketk » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:18 am
usage of "if" -- makes 'were' a correct choice..

famous lines -- if I were rich... :)
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by indi » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:09 pm
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by sam2304 » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:21 am
IMO D.
Getting defeated is just a temporary notion, giving it up is what makes it permanent.
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