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by gmat009 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:48 pm
In ancient times, Nubia was the principal corridor where there were cultural influences transmitted between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.
(A) where there were cultural influences transmitted
(B) through which cultural influences were transmitted
(C) where there was a transmission of cultural influences
(D) for the transmitting of cultural influences
(E) which was transmitting cultural influences

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by Mani_mba » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:25 pm
Option B looks correct.

"principal corridor through which ...... " sounds correct.

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by gmat009 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:38 pm
Mani_mba wrote:Option B looks correct.

"principal corridor through which ...... " sounds correct.
What's wrong with D

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by stop@800 » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:35 pm
clearcut B

corridor through is the correct idioms.

You reread all options, along with sentence, they will sound weird.

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by amitabhprasad » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:51 pm
One of the reason I will avoid "D" will be to avoid having -ing construction or participial form of the verb unless sentence requires continuous tense.
I will also go with "B".
What's OA

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:29 am
I think D would have been correct, if it would have been written like this :

for transmitting the cultural influences

IMO B.
OA pls

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by HarvardDreamin » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:15 am
B should win
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