Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
OA later
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Initially, I thought it was B but I don't think that sentence works and believe that answer is C.
I think one can see the sentence as :
Opened in..... Ashomolean was the first..., _________ the first... library.
I think this involves two times so had been is needed to be made for both sides comparable.
Please put in your insight. Thanks
I think one can see the sentence as :
Opened in..... Ashomolean was the first..., _________ the first... library.
I think this involves two times so had been is needed to be made for both sides comparable.
Please put in your insight. Thanks
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In my opinion, this one was kinda hard.
B and E just seem weird. A and D use present perfect by using 'has been', but that is incorrect since 'was' indicates that we are talking about the past. C is the answer since it uses past perfect.
B and E just seem weird. A and D use present perfect by using 'has been', but that is incorrect since 'was' indicates that we are talking about the past. C is the answer since it uses past perfect.
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GmatKiss wrote:Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
OA later
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the intended meaning is that there is a comparison between Ashmolean and Bodlein.. The author (yeah ! the authorGmatKiss wrote:Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
OA later
) is trying to say that just as Bodleian was the first true public library .. the ashmolean was the first public museum.Only OPTION C maintains this meaning with a clear comparison. Also we need past perfect here 'had been' for maintain the correct tense.
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Its hands down C.GmatKiss wrote:Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library.
(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
OA later
And just one reason, tense preservation.
None of the choice maintains the current sense of the tense which is past.Only C correctly maintains the correct tense form.
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Sequence of tenses can be a great short-cut for eliminating wrong answer choices, especially when it comes to the past perfect tense -- you should only see it when it describes an action in the past that takes place even further in the past than another action in the past.
