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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:48 am
Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve metropolitan Boston.

A. Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve
B. Concerns about public health have led to the construction of three separate sewer systems between 1876 and 1904 to serve
C. Concerns about public health have led between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer systems for serving
D. There were concerns about public health leading to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems serving
E. There were concerns leading between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer systems for serving
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by force5 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:59 am
I will go with A. need past tense for a past action. present perfect not good enough. so eliminate B and C. Leading in D and E is not required.
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:02 am
GmatKiss wrote:Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve metropolitan Boston.

A. Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve
B. Concerns about public health have led to the construction of three separate sewer systems between 1876 and 1904 to serve
C. Concerns about public health have led between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer systems for serving
D. There were concerns about public health leading to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems serving
E. There were concerns leading between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer systems for serving
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by crackinggmat » Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:35 am
GmatKiss wrote:Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve metropolitan Boston.

A. Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve
B. Concerns about public health have led to the construction of three separate sewer systems between 1876 and 1904 to serve
C. Concerns about public health have led between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer systems for serving
D. There were concerns about public health leading to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems serving
E. There were concerns leading between 1876 and 1904 to the construction of three separate sewer systems for serving
Force 5 has given a good exlanation on have led / have ....also the placement of between in B seems problematic....between is modifying sewer systems between a time period.....sounds awkward.

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by crick » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:31 am
+1 for A.

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by HSPA » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:13 am
I did not liked this.
Is it okay to have the period mention in between .. seems like a pause
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by arashyazdiha » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:10 am
I vote for A,
present perfect is not appropriate.
also choosing "there were" answers does not make it better because of the use of leading and also I think use of to serve is important as it is equivalent to in order to serve and it is better that for serving(my opinion)
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by saketk » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:12 am
the use of "Have" makes B and C incorrect. A looks to be the answer.
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