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by mankey » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:24 am
People have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and expensive but will forget them every time a new source of cheap energy is developed.

(A) have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and expensive but will forget

(B) have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel has become scarce and expensive but they forget

(C) discovered the principles of solar energy every time fuel becomes scarce and expensive, forgetting

(D) discover the principles of solar energy every time fuel became scarce and expensive, but they forget

(E) discover the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and expensive but forget


To me the answer looks, E, what do you think?

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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:09 am
mankey wrote:People have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and expensive but will forget them every time a new source of cheap energy is developed.

(A) have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and expensive but will forget

(B) have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel has become scarce and expensive but they forget

(C) discovered the principles of solar energy every time fuel becomes scarce and expensive, forgetting

(D) discover the principles of solar energy every time fuel became scarce and expensive, but they forget

(E) discover the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and expensive but forget


To me the answer looks, E, what do you think?

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Mankey[/spoiler]
IMO : E
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:05 am
This is generalization and needs present tense (not perfect) So zero in on D and E and IMO E.
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by saketk » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:08 am
+1 for E
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by Deepthi Subbu » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:40 am
IMO E
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by sl750 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:48 am
E..
D says that the people forget the principles every time; this indicates that whether there is a scarcity of fuel or not the people forget the principles. Also, using they in the subordinate clause is not required
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by mad2011 » Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:30 am
X BUT WILL Y
So X needs to be in present

D and E

Everytime in D doesn't make sense hence E
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