During the nineteenth century, Emily Eden and Fanny Parks journeyed throughout India, sketching and keeping journals forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had visited.
B. that were forming the basis of news reports about the princely states
C. to form the basis of news reports about the princely states which they have
D. which had formed the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
E. that formed the basis of news reports about the princely states they
[spoiler]OA: latter[/spoiler]
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Maciek
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Hi!
IMO E
This answer doesn't include verb tense error.
Read "Top 10 Tips for the Sentence Correction Section" by Chris Black
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... on-section
Read more about modifiers
https://www.studygs.net/modcom.htm
Hope it helps!
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Maciek
IMO E
This answer doesn't include verb tense error.
Read "Top 10 Tips for the Sentence Correction Section" by Chris Black
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... on-section
Read more about modifiers
https://www.studygs.net/modcom.htm
Hope it helps!
Best,
Maciek
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OA is E
The original sentence does not contain any verb tense error. But I did choose an incorrect one that contains such an error. Why dont we use "they had visited" here?
I eliminated B,C,E as they do not have "had", and came up with an wrong answer, A.
The original sentence does not contain any verb tense error. But I did choose an incorrect one that contains such an error. Why dont we use "they had visited" here?
I eliminated B,C,E as they do not have "had", and came up with an wrong answer, A.
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Maciek
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We can't use past perfect here because events occur during the same time period. So, they must be in the same tense.
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Check this. I was also in the same boat as you are. 'uwhusky' opened my eyes.
https://www.beatthegmat.com/george-s-dia ... tml#295638
https://www.beatthegmat.com/george-s-dia ... tml#295638
limestone wrote:OA is E
The original sentence does not contain any verb tense error. But I did choose an incorrect one that contains such an error. Why dont we use "they had visited" here?
I eliminated B,C,E as they do not have "had", and came up with an wrong answer, A.
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