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major depression

by Ankitaverma » Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:04 pm
According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four.

(A) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 had suffered major depression by the age of seventy-five; of those born since 1955, six percent had become depressed by age twenty-four
(B) only one percent of Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five; if they are born since 1955, six percent become depressed by age twenty-four
(C) of Americans born before 1905, only one percent of them have suffered major depression by age seventy-five, but six percent of those born since 1955 do by the age of twenty-four
(D) major depression is suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans born before 1905, and by age twenty-four by the six percent born since 1955
(E) Americans born before 1905 suffer major depression by the age of seventy-five only one percent of the time, but six percent of those born since 1955 did so by age twenty-four.

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by theCodeToGMAT » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:10 pm
{A} - CORRECT
{B} - INCORRECT; "suffer" is wrong tense; "if they are" meaning/tense issue
{C} - INCORRECT; "them" is not needed; "have" is wrong tense;
{D} - INCORRECT; "is" is wrong tense.. "suffered by the age of seventy-five by only one percent of Americans" is awkward.
{E} - INCORRECT; "suffer" is wrong tense; "did so" what? - they are not doing any activity
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