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George’s personal diary

by pesfunk » Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:31 am
George's personal diary and album formed the basis for his book about the places he had visited.

"¢ the basis for his book about the places he had visited.
"¢ the basis for his book regarding the places he had visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places he visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places which he had visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places he had visited.

[spoiler]I guess a lot of people got this wrong in the past. OA C. Experts, could you please explain why E is wrong ?
It really needs some explanation as it is part of the basics which GMAT tests people on.[/spoiler]
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by gmat_perfect » Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:38 am
pesfunk wrote:George's personal diary and album formed the basis for his book about the places he had visited.

"¢ the basis for his book about the places he had visited.
"¢ the basis for his book regarding the places he had visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places he visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places which he had visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places he had visited.

[spoiler]I guess a lot of people got this wrong in the past. OA C. Experts, could you please explain why E is wrong ?
It really needs some explanation as it is part of the basics which GMAT tests people on.[/spoiler]
This is NOT a good GMAT question:

he has no logical referent. George's cannot be referent for he.

If this is a GMAT question, the issue is past simple Vs Past perfect:

1. X is the basis of Y--is correct.

--> This eliminates A and B.

2. Which has been wrongly used in the option D. Eliminate D.

3. See the following sentences:

I made a diary about the events I attended......Correct. Recent past.

I made a diary about the events I had attended.....correct but it indicates the events were in remote past.

So, here is the confusion. What should I assume? I think GMAT sentences have only one possible answer.

What is the source of this sentence?
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by pesfunk » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:00 pm
Not sure of the source bro...picked it up from one of the forums....maybe this question is worth ignoring then :)
gmat_perfect wrote:
pesfunk wrote:George's personal diary and album formed the basis for his book about the places he had visited.

"¢ the basis for his book about the places he had visited.
"¢ the basis for his book regarding the places he had visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places he visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places which he had visited.
"¢ the basis of his book about the places he had visited.

[spoiler]I guess a lot of people got this wrong in the past. OA C. Experts, could you please explain why E is wrong ?
It really needs some explanation as it is part of the basics which GMAT tests people on.[/spoiler]
This is NOT a good GMAT question:

he has no logical referent. George's cannot be referent for he.

If this is a GMAT question, the issue is past simple Vs Past perfect:

1. X is the basis of Y--is correct.

--> This eliminates A and B.

2. Which has been wrongly used in the option D. Eliminate D.

3. See the following sentences:

I made a diary about the events I attended......Correct. Recent past.

I made a diary about the events I had attended.....correct but it indicates the events were in remote past.

So, here is the confusion. What should I assume? I think GMAT sentences have only one possible answer.

What is the source of this sentence?
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