1000-SC Q157

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1000-SC Q157

by abhishekg21 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:05 am
Balzac drank more than fifty cups of coffee a day and died of caffeine poisoning; furthermore, caffeine did not seem to bother Samuel Johnson, the great writer and lexicographer, who was reported to have drunk twenty-five cups of tea at one sitting.
(A) furthermore, caffeine did not seem to bother
(B) however, caffeine did not seem to bother
(C) however, caffeine did not seem to have bothered
(D) furthermore, caffeine did not seem to have bothered
(E) in addition, caffeine did not seem to bother

OA [spoiler]B
Can anyone please explain why C is wrong ?[/spoiler]
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by BastiG » Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:16 am
Nothing wrong with C. I would just ignore this question.

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by ikaplan » Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:56 am
The answer to your question would be 'If both tenses in two different answer choices are correct, choose the one that is more simple'.
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by tomada » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:59 am
Choice (C) is incorrect. It'd be correct if changed to "...does not seem to have bothered" or "did not seem to bother".
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