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415. In the minds of many people living in England, before Australia was Australia, it was the antipodes, the opposite pole to civilization, an obscure and unimaginable place that was considered the end of the world.
(A) before Australia was Australia, it was the antipodes
(B) before there was Australia, it was the antipodes
(C) it was the antipodes that was Australia
(D) Australia was what was the antipodes
(E) Australia was what had been known as the antipodes
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tough one.
My guess is E
Right now there are 4 commas in the sentence so it really doesn't read well. So A is grammatically ok, but I want to eliminate it to improve clarity. B also has a comma in it.
C is just awkward and changes the intended meaning.
D is awkward.
My guess is E
Right now there are 4 commas in the sentence so it really doesn't read well. So A is grammatically ok, but I want to eliminate it to improve clarity. B also has a comma in it.
C is just awkward and changes the intended meaning.
D is awkward.
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I think its A
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(A) before Australia was Australia, it was the antipodes
(B) before there was Australia, it was the antipodes
there was Australia implies it never existed before, it's only the name
(C) it was the antipodes that was Australia
unidiomatic
(D) Australia was what was the antipodes
confusing tenses as both in the past
(E) Australia was what had been known as the antipodes
it isnt australia but australia's name that was known as antipodes
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(A) before Australia was Australia, it was the antipodes
(B) before there was Australia, it was the antipodes
there was Australia implies it never existed before, it's only the name
(C) it was the antipodes that was Australia
unidiomatic
(D) Australia was what was the antipodes
confusing tenses as both in the past
(E) Australia was what had been known as the antipodes
it isnt australia but australia's name that was known as antipodes
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I think it is B.
Before the place Australia was discovered, antipodes was considered the end of the world, and B captures it properly.
Also, it doesn't mean that what is Australia was knows as antipodes then.
OA plz
Before the place Australia was discovered, antipodes was considered the end of the world, and B captures it properly.
Also, it doesn't mean that what is Australia was knows as antipodes then.
OA plz
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redundantA) before Australia was Australia, it was the antipodes
changes the meaning(B) before there was Australia, it was the antipodes
Awkward& poor structure
C
IT has no clear antecedent) it was the antipodes that was Australia
AwkwardD) Australia was what was the antipodes
E is the answer
Hope this is clear
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OA is here:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/1000-sc-415-t5705.html
But even I had picked (E) before reading the explanation.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/1000-sc-415-t5705.html
But even I had picked (E) before reading the explanation.
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I read the explanations in the above link, but am still confused as to why the answer is not E.
The explanation states:
Thanks!
The explanation states:
This is not making sense. What does this explanation mean?E: Had been. See, use had/had been when you actually need it.
Thanks!
k. Francis