Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.
(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
OA B
C,D,E wrong because "it" doesn't have a clear referent.
Why is A wrong?
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(a) doesn't have a legitimate subject. the subject of a sentence can't be a subordinate clause ["(just) because king alfred occupied..." is a subordinate clause].jainrahul1985 wrote:Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.
(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
OA B
C,D,E wrong because "it" doesn't have a clear referent.
Why is A wrong?
this is a common thing in spoken english, in which modifiers are used as though they were subjects on a regular basis, but it's not allowed in the written language.
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As always, great explanation by Ron!
Another reason we can eliminate (A) is improper verb tense. In the non-underlined portion of the sentence we have the simple past used to refer to an action taken in 893. Since the action in the first part of the sentence refers to 886, it should use an earlier tense. On the GMAT an action two steps into the past is usually expressed in the double past (aka the past perfect), which (B) properly uses.
Another reason we can eliminate (A) is improper verb tense. In the non-underlined portion of the sentence we have the simple past used to refer to an action taken in 893. Since the action in the first part of the sentence refers to 886, it should use an earlier tense. On the GMAT an action two steps into the past is usually expressed in the double past (aka the past perfect), which (B) properly uses.
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