When Air France and British Airways

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When Air France and British Airways

by abcgmat » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:03 am
When Air France and British Airways suspended Concorde travel after one of the sleek jetliners crashed near Paris in July 2000, they grounded not only their fleets but a caste of business bigwigs accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury.

A) they grounded not only their fleets but a caste of business bigwigs accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury.

B) a caste of business bigwigs accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury were stranded as well as the fleets.

C) a caste of business bigwigs were stranded and they were normally accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury in the fleets which were grounded too.

D) they, accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury, were stranded with the other bigwigs and fleets.

E) they destroyed the caste system in America and Europe.
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A has Not Only X but Y, also missing.
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c- which wihtout comma
D- talks about caste system not intended from A
How to go with A, B, and E
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by GmatKiss » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:05 am
When Air France and British Airways suspended Concorde travel after one of the sleek jetliners crashed near Paris in July 2000, they grounded not only their fleets but a caste of business bigwigs accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury.

A) they grounded not only their fleets but a caste of business bigwigs accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury.

B) a caste of business bigwigs accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury were stranded as well as the fleets.

C) a caste of business bigwigs were stranded and they were normally accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury in the fleets which were grounded too.

D) they, accustomed to crossing the Atlantic in luxury, were stranded with the other bigwigs and fleets.

E) they destroyed the caste system in America and Europe.

IMO: A

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:48 am
Missing "also" in A is an error, but all of the others are worse. Where is this from? E makes no sense in the context of the sentence.
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by abcgmat » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:55 am
This question is from 800score.com
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by abcgmat » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:55 am
This question is from 800score.com
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