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by bryan88 » Sun May 06, 2012 7:09 am
While the stock market was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between 2001 to 2004, typical household savings plummeted nearly 25% and the median household debt rose by a third.

A)was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between
B)bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession, from
C)has bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between
D)has bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; from
E)bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; from


Problem with E?
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by GmatKiss » Sun May 06, 2012 7:40 am
Please please underline the question.
It makes no sense and its so harsh to expect people to answer such posts.

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Sun May 06, 2012 8:32 am
E uses the simple past "bounced" which doesn't fit with the present "are reeling"
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by bryan88 » Sun May 06, 2012 8:36 am
bryan88 wrote:While the stock market was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between 2001 to 2004, typical household savings plummeted nearly 25% and the median household debt rose by a third.

A)was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between
B)bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession, from
C)has bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between
D)has bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; from
E)bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; from


Problem with E?

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by GmatKiss » Sun May 06, 2012 8:46 am
bryan88 wrote:
bryan88 wrote:While the stock market was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between 2001 to 2004, typical household savings plummeted nearly 25% and the median household debt rose by a third.

A)was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between
B)bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession, from
C)has bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; between
D)has bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; from
E)bounced back from its 2002 low, U.S. families are still reeling from the recent recession; from

IMO: D

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