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Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean

by puneetdua » Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:53 am

Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being

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Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:53 am

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by hi.itz.mani » Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:45 am

(A) INCORRECT won't go with while as while is used to show contrast while here its more of a like an extension
(b) INCORRECT HERE WHERE IS MODIFYING Great Britain and " earlier is " not correct tense
(c) contender " use of as " for comparing clauses + earlier had been ... correct tense
(d) INCORRECT again " earlier has been " .... incorrect tense
(e) comma splicing ( two indepenent clauses)

hence for me the answer should be C

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