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by komal » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:38 am
23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he

OA : E
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by papgust » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:53 am
IMO B.

All other choices are are awkward in construction.
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by ajith » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:18 am
papgust wrote:IMO B.

All other choices are are awkward in construction.
Agree there I got with B too what is OA?
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by girish3131 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:52 am
My Ans is A

why use HAD wen no indication that he occupied and fortified before any other event ?

Please post OA

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by mmon » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:18 am
IMO B. why dont you please post the OA alongngwith
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by prinit » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:19 am
komal wrote:23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
My Pick is B.
Parallelism. had <occupied and fortified > || with had won --> proper construction.
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by komal » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:20 am
mmon wrote:IMO B. why dont you please post the OA alongngwith
I only have answer keys and not explanations. I dont know if the answer keys are reliable. Hence i have not posted the OA.
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by prinit » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:28 am
komal wrote:23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
Komal, We understand that you are not sure about the OA's for the source that you have, as you mentioned earlier, but would appreciate if you can manage to post them for the group convenience. Later on we can take that up with available experts..Its OK if you don't post them upfront with the question itself but after 1st, 2nd or 3rd reply you can post them..it would be another right or wrong answer choice, but from the source. thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
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by prinit » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:31 am
komal wrote:
mmon wrote:IMO B. why dont you please post the OA alongngwith
I only have answer keys and not explanations. I dont know if the answer keys are reliable. Hence i have not posted the OA.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
You have the answer key...just post them after the first or few replies....leave the explanation part for the group...Once again thanks for the understanding.
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by soumyopriyosaha » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:12 am
komal wrote:23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
IMO B. Here the loyalty of citizens refers to an event in 886 which precedes the event of 893. Hence "did not mean that he had won the loyalty of its citizens" is the correct usage.
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by money9111 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:59 am
I thought "The Fact That" was frowned upon on the GMAT because it was unecessary.
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by komal » Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:46 am
prinit wrote: Komal, We understand that you are not sure about the OA's for the source that you have, as you mentioned earlier, but would appreciate if you can manage to post them for the group convenience. Later on we can take that up with available experts..Its OK if you don't post them upfront with the question itself but after 1st, 2nd or 3rd reply you can post them..it would be another right or wrong answer choice, but from the source. thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
I am sorry i missed ur comment. I have posted the OA. As u can see it does not match with the popular correct answer choice. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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by rahul.s » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:27 am
good q. follow the link to read a detailed explanation

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by vscid » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:19 am
komal wrote:
prinit wrote: Komal, We understand that you are not sure about the OA's for the source that you have, as you mentioned earlier, but would appreciate if you can manage to post them for the group convenience. Later on we can take that up with available experts..Its OK if you don't post them upfront with the question itself but after 1st, 2nd or 3rd reply you can post them..it would be another right or wrong answer choice, but from the source. thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
I am sorry i missed ur comment. I have posted the OA. As u can see it does not match with the popular correct answer choice. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Komal,
What is the source?
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by komal » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:16 am
vscid wrote:
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What is the source?
I wouldnt know about the source cuz i downloaded these sc practice questions off the net n there is no mention of the source.
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