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Scurvy humor

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by sam2304 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:38 am
Not since Galileo suffered the “scurvy humor” of the Inquisition has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue a theory.
(A) has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue
(B) did a religious organization so effectively curb the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue
(C) has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist to pursue
(D) did a religious organization so effectively curb the ability of a major scientist to pursue
(E) has a religious organization so effectively curbed whether a major scientist had the ability that he could be pursuing

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by akhil.gupta.aspire » Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:41 am
I believe A.

Not since......so X that Y should be the correct idiom.

Also, has curbed make sense and not did curb. Since author is taking about indefinite time that continues.
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by user123321 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:44 am
sam2304 wrote:Not since Galileo suffered the “scurvy humor” of the Inquisition has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue a theory.
(A) has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue
(B) did a religious organization so effectively curb the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue
(C) has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist to pursue
(D) did a religious organization so effectively curb the ability of a major scientist to pursue
(E) has a religious organization so effectively curbed whether a major scientist had the ability that he could be pursuing

OA after some discussions.
[spoiler]is it C?[/spoiler]

we need a has here...because to show since that moment till now.
A,E looks awkward.

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by mankey » Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:45 am
Should be A. What is the OA?

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by Shalabh7 » Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:48 am
My Choice - C

An action is coming into the present, so we'll prefer has/have but here we would go with has as the subject is 'a religious organization'.

So we are now left with A,C and E.

E is obviously wrong.

Using that instead of to changes the meaning in option A.
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by k.pankaj.r » Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:52 am
IMO C

has is better than did here because did signifies that institution has stopped curbing the ability
where as has means the institution is still curbing the ability
so left with A,C and E.
E is absurd
ability to is the correct idiom..
correct me if wrong..thnx..
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by sam2304 » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:46 am
OA C
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