In a show of support for their striking counterparts, Canadian controllers refused to handle flights bound for or that were originated in the united states.
a) bound for or that were
b) bound for or that had
c) that were bound for or were
d) that were bound for or had
e) which had been bound for or had
D oa
canadian controlers
This topic has expert replies
- gmatblood
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 489
- Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:10 am
- Thanked: 28 times
- Followed by:5 members
mariah wrote:In a show of support for their striking counterparts, Canadian controllers refused to handle flights bound for or that were originated in the united states.
a) bound for or that were
b) bound for or that had
c) that were bound for or (that) were originated (Past)
d) that were bound for or (that) had originated (Past Present)
e) which had been bound for or had
D oa
- vaibhavgupta
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 416
- Joined: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:18 pm
- Location: Delhi, India
- Thanked: 13 times
- Followed by:9 members
D it is!!mariah wrote:In a show of support for their striking counterparts, Canadian controllers refused to handle flights bound for or that were originated in the united states.
a) bound for or that were
b) bound for or that had
c) that were bound for or were
d) that were bound for or had
e) which had been bound for or had
D oa
If OA is A, IMO B
If OA is B, IMO C
If OA is C, IMO D
If OA is D, IMO E
If OA is E, IMO A
FML!! :/
If OA is B, IMO C
If OA is C, IMO D
If OA is D, IMO E
If OA is E, IMO A
FML!! :/
-
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 1574
- Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
- Thanked: 88 times
- Followed by:13 members
mariah wrote:In a show of support for their striking counterparts, Canadian controllers refused to handle flights bound for or that were originated in the united states.
a) bound for or that were ---- changes the intended meaning
b) bound for or that had ---- require that in front
c) that were bound for or were
d) that were bound for or had
e) which had been bound for or had
D oa
- bpdulog
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 105
- Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:55 pm
- Thanked: 2 times
- Followed by:1 members
I went with D.
Killed A B and E because the GMAT loves "that"
Killed C because I think a "that" should be before were, although I don't know if it's an official rule.
Killed A B and E because the GMAT loves "that"
Killed C because I think a "that" should be before were, although I don't know if it's an official rule.
NO EXCUSES
"Winston tastes good like a cigarette should."
"Winston tastes good like a cigarette should."
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 172
- Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:10 pm
- Thanked: 7 times
- Followed by:2 members
Correct form of C can be
that bound for or that originating (Participle parallelism)
that were bound for or that had ('that' is optional)
that were bound for or that orginated
that bound for or that originating (Participle parallelism)
that were bound for or that had ('that' is optional)
that were bound for or that orginated
- force5
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 582
- Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:48 am
- Thanked: 61 times
- Followed by:6 members
- GMAT Score:740
Good question. A typical GMAT question. Well here it goes...
a) bound for or that were (Incorrect as "that" is referring to??)
b) bound for or that had (Incorrect as "that" is referring to??)
c) that were bound for or were (parallel but distorts the meaning)
d) that were bound for or had (Correct)
e) which had been bound for or had ( incorrect, use of which is incorrect. also "had been bound" is not needed)
explanation: first of all the use of "that". remember "that" is acting as a pronoun here.
the sentence talks about Canadian controllers refused ... flights... that were bound for and flights that had originated. There are 2 actions. the flights originated first and then they were bound for some country (united states here). Remember Had (past perfect) is used when we have 2 actions and the action which got completed earlier is shown using "had".Choice D establishes that fact clearly with parallelism.
Hence Choose D
a) bound for or that were (Incorrect as "that" is referring to??)
b) bound for or that had (Incorrect as "that" is referring to??)
c) that were bound for or were (parallel but distorts the meaning)
d) that were bound for or had (Correct)
e) which had been bound for or had ( incorrect, use of which is incorrect. also "had been bound" is not needed)
explanation: first of all the use of "that". remember "that" is acting as a pronoun here.
the sentence talks about Canadian controllers refused ... flights... that were bound for and flights that had originated. There are 2 actions. the flights originated first and then they were bound for some country (united states here). Remember Had (past perfect) is used when we have 2 actions and the action which got completed earlier is shown using "had".Choice D establishes that fact clearly with parallelism.
Hence Choose D