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by gmatblood » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:13 am
The Iroquois were primarily planters, but supplementing their cultivation of maize, squash, and beans with fishing and hunting.

(A) but supplementing
(B) and had supplemented
(C) and even though they supplemented
(D) although they supplemented
(E) but with supplementing
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by avik.ch » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:17 am
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by vaibhavgupta » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:26 pm
gmatblood wrote:The Iroquois were primarily planters, but supplementing their cultivation of maize, squash, and beans with fishing and hunting.

(A) but supplementing
(B) and had supplemented
(C) and even though they supplemented
(D) although they supplemented
(E) but with supplementing

+1 for D :)
If OA is A, IMO B
If OA is B, IMO C
If OA is C, IMO D
If OA is D, IMO E
If OA is E, IMO A

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by saketk » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:08 am
gmatblood wrote:The Iroquois were primarily planters, but supplementing their cultivation of maize, squash, and beans with fishing and hunting.

(A) but supplementing
(B) and had supplemented
(C) and even though they supplemented
(D) although they supplemented
(E) but with supplementing
The tense is "Past". The meaning is -- iroquois were primarily planters but they also did other things as well.. Namely -- Cultivation of Maize, beans etc with fishing and hunting.

Option D is the correct answer.
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by gmatblood » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:51 am
OA is D
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by sam2304 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:58 am
IMO D.

Agree with saketk.
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