Before the storm destroyed much of the harbor, this town, with its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, had been one of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast.
A. had been
B. has been
C. had been being
D. was being
E. was
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of the most popular resort destinations
could it be e) was .... because there are 2 past events ... but the first event clearly mentions
"before the storm destroyed..." , so do we need a past perfect in this case ??
wouldnt was suffice, since the sequence is implied ... ??
"before the storm destroyed..." , so do we need a past perfect in this case ??
wouldnt was suffice, since the sequence is implied ... ??
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dgr8onerip
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was is sufficient for making sense.. i go with E
but A makes better sense as it uses past perfect sense..
but i have strong feeling that E is right..
please correct me if I am wrong
but A makes better sense as it uses past perfect sense..
but i have strong feeling that E is right..
please correct me if I am wrong
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amitabhprasad
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I will got with "E"
sentence clearly states before storm, so we don't really need "had" to show the sequence of events
sentence clearly states before storm, so we don't really need "had" to show the sequence of events
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miguelgav20
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IMO E
Harbor was most popular resort destination on th east coast. This refer in the past, so WAS makes more sence than HAD BEEN or HAS BEEN.
Before the storm destroyed much of the harbor, this town, with its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, WASone of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast.
Harbor was most popular resort destination on th east coast. This refer in the past, so WAS makes more sence than HAD BEEN or HAS BEEN.
Before the storm destroyed much of the harbor, this town, with its sandy beaches and multiple opportunities for sports, WASone of the most popular resort destinations on the East Coast.
I picked A but amitabh's explanation makes sense too and i think may end up being the winner.
Rats!! For last several weeks, i've almost always successfully been able to nail 2/5 choices but for some reason end up picking the wrong'un. I guess the law of probability doesn't work for some unfortunate souls
Rats!! For last several weeks, i've almost always successfully been able to nail 2/5 choices but for some reason end up picking the wrong'un. I guess the law of probability doesn't work for some unfortunate souls
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amitabhprasad
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Once you have "before", "after" or any such prepositions indicating order of those events we don't need had.crazy4gmat wrote:IMO A since past perfet tense needs to be used for two events one preceding the another..
I think its important to understand the reason for using past perfect.
We need past perfect to show the sequence of events and only if earlier event has some bearing on later. Moreover, if the sequence is obvious then we don't need past perfect.
In the example above "Before" already indicates that the town was popular destination but no longer now. In this case I don't see the need to use past perfect.
I would love to see the OA though. But looks like our friend @ 4meonly is done with his GMAT
