A historian attempting to predict in the 1870's which nation would take over world leadership from the British probably would have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been quite wrong.
(A) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been
(B) have guessed that it would have been Bismarck's Prussia and he would be
(C) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and would be
(D) guess Bismarck's Prussia and be
(E) guess that it would be Bismarck's Prussia and would have been
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missionmba
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A is my choice - express right term ( have guessed - precede in time), been parallel with guessed
A) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been
(B) have guessed that it would have been Bismarck's Prussia and he would be
(C) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and would be
(D) guess Bismarck's Prussia and be
(E) guess that it would be Bismarck's Prussia and would have been
A) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been
(B) have guessed that it would have been Bismarck's Prussia and he would be
(C) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and would be
(D) guess Bismarck's Prussia and be
(E) guess that it would be Bismarck's Prussia and would have been
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May I ask experts to please explain this SC?missionmba wrote:A historian attempting to predict in the 1870's which nation would take over world leadership from the British probably would have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been quite wrong.
(A) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been
(B) have guessed that it would have been Bismarck's Prussia and he would be
(C) have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and would be
(D) guess Bismarck's Prussia and be
(E) guess that it would be Bismarck's Prussia and would have been
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A historian attempting to predict in the 1870's which nation would take over world leadership from the British probably would have guessed Bismarck's Prussia and been quite wrong.
If I convert the sentence to present tense ->
A historian attempting to predict today which nation will take over world leadership from the British probably will guess Bismarck's Prussia and be quite wrong.
Converting the above to past tense, D looks right.
IMO, D
What is the OA please?
If I convert the sentence to present tense ->
A historian attempting to predict today which nation will take over world leadership from the British probably will guess Bismarck's Prussia and be quite wrong.
Converting the above to past tense, D looks right.
IMO, D
What is the OA please?
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Vignesh.4384
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IMO D.
The first part A historian attempting to predict i (happening now)
so eliminate A B C
between d and E .. i choose D
The first part A historian attempting to predict i (happening now)
so eliminate A B C
between d and E .. i choose D
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i found a similar post and the OA is A.
Take a look..
https://www.beatthegmat.com/my-god-to-ha ... 12730.html
Take a look..
https://www.beatthegmat.com/my-god-to-ha ... 12730.html
