Having forfeited her severence package in order to keep the rights to her intellectual property, it was believed by the employee that she had won a moral victory.
(A)
(B) she believed that she had won a moral victory
(C) the employee believed that she had won a moral victory
(D) the employee believed her moral victory to have been won
(E) the employee believed that the moral victory was won
Kaplan 800/SC/Q50: Having forfeited
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IMO C -
"Having forfeited her severence package in order to keep the rights to her intellectual property" should modify 'who/ what forfeited the severance package'.
A - Wrong - Incorrect Modifier
B - 'She' lacks clear referent
C - Good
D - Incorrect tense - ' ...moral victory to have been won'
E - '...that the moral victory was won' - fails to answer the question who won the moral victory.
"Having forfeited her severence package in order to keep the rights to her intellectual property" should modify 'who/ what forfeited the severance package'.
A - Wrong - Incorrect Modifier
B - 'She' lacks clear referent
C - Good
D - Incorrect tense - ' ...moral victory to have been won'
E - '...that the moral victory was won' - fails to answer the question who won the moral victory.
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Makes sense, but what's wrong with E, although it sounds little awkward.sbasha wrote:IMO C
it was believed by the employee that she had won a moral victory.
Two things happened. Believed happened after. so "had won" is appropriate.
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E is passive, so not as good as the active in C. Also the simple past tense is problematic because winning the moral victory comes before she believed, so should be past perfect.
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OA is C.
We can close this thread with the conclusion that 'had' is required because "Two things happened. Believed happened after" she won the moral victory, "so 'had won' is appropriate," as explained by sbasha.
Kaplan said that "had" is required becuase of "Having forfeited," which confused me.
Thanks everyone.
We can close this thread with the conclusion that 'had' is required because "Two things happened. Believed happened after" she won the moral victory, "so 'had won' is appropriate," as explained by sbasha.
Kaplan said that "had" is required becuase of "Having forfeited," which confused me.
Thanks everyone.
Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divine within.
--By Swami Vivekananda
--By Swami Vivekananda
Hi
I am weak in verbal, pls excuse me for my novice ques
Can you pls explain me the ans ?? I didnt understand !!
the sentence structure is
MGMAT says that "past perfect tense(had won)" is required
(i) when more than 2 verbs
(ii) for earlier action , latter action should be in simple past
point (i) is there for sure, I am unable to understand why should we have past perfect tense for won ?? and did it happen 1st ??
and how to decide between C and B
I am weak in verbal, pls excuse me for my novice ques
Can you pls explain me the ans ?? I didnt understand !!
the sentence structure is
there are three verbs .. fortified , was believed and 'had won'Having forfeited ..., it was believed by .. that she had won ...
MGMAT says that "past perfect tense(had won)" is required
(i) when more than 2 verbs
(ii) for earlier action , latter action should be in simple past
point (i) is there for sure, I am unable to understand why should we have past perfect tense for won ?? and did it happen 1st ??
and how to decide between C and B
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