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by gmat800_ » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:05 pm
After the spanish conquest of Mexico in 1921, Spanish becomes the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, having replaced many local languajes

A) becomes the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, having replaced many local languajes
B) became the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, replacing many of the local languajes
C) became the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, replacing many a local languaje
D) becomes the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, and it replaced many of the local languajes
E) becomes the dominant languajeof the Mexicans, replacing many a local languaje

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by pink_08 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:38 pm
C)

Not sure if many of is the right idiom... Many a sounds more correct
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by fibbonnaci » Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:51 am
IMO B
A) becomes the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, having replaced many local languajes ( Becomes- present tense. we need a past tense)- wrong.

B) became the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, replacing many of the local languajes (modifies correctly. correct tense- past tense.)- correct

C) became the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, replacing many a local languaje('many a local language' is wrong. a local language implies singular. how can you have 'many' in a singular object?)- wrong.

D)becomes the dominant languaje of the Mexicans, and it replaced many of the local languajes (same tense error as in A. past tense is required)

E)becomes the dominant languajeof the Mexicans, replacing many a local languaje ( past tense required)
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by gmat800_ » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:41 am
I agree with fibbonnaci, how ever the OA is: B

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