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by AIM GMAT » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:47 pm
Slow as a snail, prone to delays, and overburdened by a ridership that grew by
double digits in the last decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need of a
spruce-up.

A. and overburdened by a ridership that grew by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need of a

B. and overburdened with a ridership that is growing by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need of a

C. despite overburdened by a ridership that grew by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need for a

D. and overburdened by a ridership which grew by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F trains are in dire need of a

E. and overburdened by a ridership that has grown by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train was in dire need of a
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by M09 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:39 am
AIM GMAT wrote:Slow as a snail, prone to delays, and overburdened by a ridership that grew by
double digits in the last decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need of a
spruce-up.

A. and overburdened by a ridership that grew by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need of a

B. and overburdened with a ridership that is growing by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need of a

C. despite overburdened by a ridership that grew by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train is in dire need for a

D. and overburdened by a ridership which grew by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F trains are in dire need of a

E. and overburdened by a ridership that has grown by double digits in the last
decade, the much-maligned F train was in dire need of a
Not to sure about this one.. I don't whether overburdened with OR overburdened by" which one is correct
Reasons for elimination:
D - because the sentence is about train not trains
C - despite -- means sort of contradictory

Now between A,B & E I choose A correct tense usage & succint. Please reveal the OA.
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by AIM GMAT » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:32 am
Thanks M09 for a quick reply , indeed OA is A
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