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In an unusual move for a Republican

by Mbobrova » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:59 am
In an unusual move for a Republican, the president's directive established price controls.

(A)the president's directive established pricecontrols
(B)the president's directive was to establishprice controls
(C)the president was successful in theestablishment of controls on prices
(D)the president had instituted controls onprices
(E)the president established price controls
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:08 am
The correct answer is E.

Answers A and B don't use "president" as the subject and they are incorrect since the introductory phrase refers to the president and not the directive.

C - too wordy
D - unnecessary use of the Past Perfect
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by mv12 » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:56 pm
President should be immediately after comma, also E is short and sweet, so E.
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