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Can "that" modify the word "couple" ?

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by voodoo_child » Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:50 pm
According to a recent study of sexual behavior in the U.S., over half of the couples that were married and engaged at the time of the study's survey were living together before making a final commitment to each other.

couples that were married and engaged at the time of the study's survey were living
couples that were engaged or married at the time of the study's survey had lived
couples who were engaged or married at the time when the study's survey occurred were living
married and engaged couples at the time of the study's survey had lived
married or engaged couples at the time of the study's survey were living

3:2 - X:B and D
I chose D because of "that" :(

I know that "that" can modify committee, team....But, I was skeptic about the usage on the GMAT....:(

Any thoughts ?

OA - B obviously...
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by ov25 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:11 pm
I would give more importance to tense than modifiers...because the qn asks the best among the choices....

In other words, the "best" may not be perfect
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by shoot4greatness » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:24 pm
This sentence contains two past events. You need a past perfect modifier to distinguish which event occurred first. So B is the right answer. BTW, I'm listening to Little Wing.
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by voodoo_child » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:40 pm
oops..yes! you guys are correct....just realized my mistake..... i overlooked the tense! :)
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