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by smodak » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:00 pm
The Soviets thought that the Marshall Plan, the United States' blueprint for aiding and rebuilding war-torn countries in Europe and subtle as a strategy to install capitalism and repel communism as well, represent an insidious effort to implement the Truman Doctrine.

A) and subtle as a strategy to install capitalism and repel communism as well, represent
B) as well as a subtle strategy to install capitalism and repel communism, represented
C) and also a strategy of subtlety in installing capitalism and repelling communism were representing
D) a subtle strategy to install capitalism and repel communism and had been representative of
E) and in installing capitalism and repelling communism a subtle strategy too, represented

OA: B
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by HSPA » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:09 pm
Marshall plan - singular - represents
A) is out
C) is out
Underlined portion is the defintion for Marshall plan. A modifier problem in here.
E) is out

D) is out as had been

POE: B
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by gmat062011 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:52 pm
The Marshall Plan -- subject, singular
A and C wrong
D --> had been representative of --> wrong
I feel that 'the United States'.......as well' defines the plan. Definition starts with comma and should end with comma.
--> Verb tense issue

E --> seems awkward. 'a subtle strategy too' at last of the definition seems to be wrong

Please correct my understanding.
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by phanideepak » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:35 pm
smodak wrote:The Soviets thought that the Marshall Plan, the United States' blueprint for aiding and rebuilding war-torn countries in Europe and subtle as a strategy to install capitalism and repel communism as well, represent an insidious effort to implement the Truman Doctrine.

A) and subtle as a strategy to install capitalism and repel communism as well, represent
B) as well as a subtle strategy to install capitalism and repel communism, represented
C) and also a strategy of subtlety in installing capitalism and repelling communism were representing
D) a subtle strategy to install capitalism and repel communism and had been representative of
E) and in installing capitalism and repelling communism a subtle strategy too, represented

OA after some discussion.
as shown in the highlighted text it is singular So we should have a singular verb.

Eliminate all choices which have and .

So A,C are out

E too many ands awkward sentence construction.
D is a fragment and needs a connector so

IMO the answer is B
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by smodak » Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:27 am
OA Provided.
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