Since 1989, after the Berlin Wall had been demolished, one of the most problematic ethnic groups in the reunified Germany, in cultural and economic assimilation terms, was the former East Germans, who have had to acclimate to an entirely different political system.
a) after the Berlin Wall had been demolished, one of the most problematic ethnic groups in the reunified German, in cultural and economic assimilation terms, was the former East Germans
b) after the Berlin Wall was demolished, one of the most problematic ethnic groups in the reunified Germany, in cultural terms as well as those of economic assimilation, were the former East Germans
c) when the Berlin Wall was demolished, one of the reunified Germany's most problematic ethnic groups, in terms of cultural and economic assimilation, was the former East Germans
d) when the Berlin Wall was demolished, one of the most problematic ethnic groups in the reunified Germany, in terms of cultural and economic assimilation, has been the former East Germans
e) after the Berlin Wall had been demolished, one of the most problematic ethnic groups in the reunified Germany, in both terms of cultural and economic assimilation, have been the former East Germans
OA is D
which is correct ? when it comes to identify a race ? We re talking about the entire East Germans ... have or has ?
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{A} - INCORRECT; "had" is incorrect
{B} - INCORRECT; "were" is incorrect
{C} - INCORRECT; "since" signals perfect tense.. "was" is not in accordance
{D} - CORRECT
{E} - INCORRECT; "have" is incorrect
"have" is correct for "East Germans". Also, "have" is the part of non-underlined part
{B} - INCORRECT; "were" is incorrect
{C} - INCORRECT; "since" signals perfect tense.. "was" is not in accordance
{D} - CORRECT
{E} - INCORRECT; "have" is incorrect
"have" is correct for "East Germans". Also, "have" is the part of non-underlined part
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theCodeToGMAT wrote:{A} - INCORRECT; "had" is incorrect
{B} - INCORRECT; "were" is incorrect
{C} - INCORRECT; "since" signals perfect tense.. "was" is not in accordance
{D} - CORRECT
{E} - INCORRECT; "have" is incorrect
"have" is correct for "East Germans". Also, "have" is the part of non-underlined part
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Hi ani781,
One of the great aspects of SC design is that there are usually a variety of grammar rules to concentrate on and you don't even need to know all of the rules to determine which answer is correct.
Here is another way to approach this SC:
1) The opening phrase "Since 1989...." implies that we're going to learn about something that happened "since 1989"; the word "after" is redundant. Eliminate A, B and E.
2) Between C and D, you'll notice the verbs "was" and "has been." The sentence discusses something that started in the past and is still happening now; the proper verb phrase is "has been" ("was" would be correct if we were reading about something that was just in the past). Eliminate C.
Final Answer: D
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One of the great aspects of SC design is that there are usually a variety of grammar rules to concentrate on and you don't even need to know all of the rules to determine which answer is correct.
Here is another way to approach this SC:
1) The opening phrase "Since 1989...." implies that we're going to learn about something that happened "since 1989"; the word "after" is redundant. Eliminate A, B and E.
2) Between C and D, you'll notice the verbs "was" and "has been." The sentence discusses something that started in the past and is still happening now; the proper verb phrase is "has been" ("was" would be correct if we were reading about something that was just in the past). Eliminate C.
Final Answer: D
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
