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ruplun: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 232; Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:09 amFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 1 times

by ruplun » Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:39 am

Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year were manufactured in China, a country that has the largest population in the world.

A. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year were
B. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year had been
C. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year have been
D. Last year eighty percent of notebook computers were sold in United States that have been
E. Last year eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States had been

Please explain...

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by sam2304 » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:03 am

IMO B.

We are speaking of two events here.

Notebooks that were sold in United Stated (simple past) had been manufactured in China (Manufacturing happens before sales an earlier past action hence past perfect).

All other option have tense issue.

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by killer1387 » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:15 am

B +1

synchronize the time sequence,
production should be first hence the usage of had

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by GmatKiss » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:47 am

Underlining the question in the first place!

Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year were manufactured in China, a country that has the largest population in the world.

A. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year were
B. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year had been
C. Eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States last year have been
D. Last year eighty percent of notebook computers were sold in United States that have been
E. Last year eighty percent of notebook computers that were sold in United States had been - Awkward construction

IMO: B

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by ruplun » Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:50 am

thanks

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