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Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan

by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:04 am
Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.

A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations
B )that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations
C )that flourished at the same time those had
D )flourishing at the same time as those did
E) flourishing at the same time as those were

OA after some discussion
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by gmatblood » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:37 am
GmatKiss wrote:Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.

A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations
B )that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations
C )that flourished at the same time those had
D )flourishing at the same time as those did
E) flourishing at the same time as those were

OA after some discussion
between A and B
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:41 pm
It should Be A

A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations :Follows copy rule, is concise and no otehr mistake
B )that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations : HAD is used two times, does not fit in the past perfect rule
C )that flourished at the same time those had : Wrong as this does not follow copy rule
D )flourishing at the same time as those did : Wrong as this does not follow copy rule
E) flourishing at the same time as those were : Wrong as this does not follow copy rule
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by Acorn » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:23 am
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Plz explain what is COPY RULE. Thanks
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by alokmihani » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:12 am
Salt deposits and moisture threaten to destroy the Mohenjo-Daro excavation in Pakistan, the site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile delta and the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.

A) that flourished at the same time as the civilizations [so far good]
B )that had flourished at the same time as had the civilizations [had flourished refers to the earlier past action, it makes no sense with the modifier at the same time ]
C )that flourished at the same time those had[plural those doesn't have a proper referent]
D )flourishing at the same time as those did [plural those doesn't have a proper referent]
E) flourishing at the same time as those were[plural those doesn't have a proper referent]

My answer is A
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by mehrasa » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:39 am
+1 for A
bcuz the verb for two parts are exactly the same (flourished)and we can omit the second one
choice b is wrong since the use of past perfect in that sentence is wrong while i think the comparison structure is correct (... had flourished..... as had ......)
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by GmatKiss » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:57 am
OA is A
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