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President of Venezuela

by BellTheGMAT » Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:17 pm
President of Venezuela during the mid-1950s, the country's economy flourished under Marcos Perez Jimenez.
A President of Venezuela during the mid-1950s, the country's economy flourished under Marcos Perez Jimenez.
B Venezuela's economy flourished during the mid-1950s under President Marcos Perez Jimenez.
C Under Marcos Perez Jimenez, president of the country during the mid-1950s, Venezuela's economy flourished.
D The country's economy flourished under the president of Venezuela during the mid-1950s, Marcos Perez Jimenez.
E During the mid-1950s, the country's economy flourished under Marcos Perez Jimenez, president of Venezuela.

OA after some discussion. Can anyone explain about B and E
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by shovan85 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:08 pm
IMO B

I cannot explain as per grammar rules but logically E does not make sense.

In E the appositive "president of Venezuela" is for "Marcos Perez Jimenez", but from E you cannot say what is the country that flourished. The country Venezuela or not is ambiguous in E.

B is clearly more concise and to the point.
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by BellTheGMAT » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:26 pm
Thanks for your insight.
OA is indeed B. I missed out the key differentiator "Venezuela" :(

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