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Is C better than E

by kartik1979 » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:05 am
Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America’s most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children’s books.

A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children’s books.
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children’s books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children’s books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children’s books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children’s books.
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by chetanojha » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:41 am
I think Its C.

"Would have published" makes sense than "would published".
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by scoobydooby » Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:12 am
"Over his 65-year life span" in the original sentence means that Hughes is no more. so all the publishing has been completed.

C: "would have published"=>(presumably) must have published the "would' is used for uncertainty/speculation about the number of articles published.

E: the "would" simply takes it to the future tense- it seems as though Hughes who is not alive, will publish in the future. E is incorrect therefore.

hence, C is much better than E

the other choices are equally bad.
A: uses future perfect tense-not logical
B: uses present continuous- for a dead person!
D: simple future for a dead person.
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OA

by kartik1979 » Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:02 am
OA - E

I went for C as ans with same logic that u stated

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The best answer is E. Choices A, B and D use tenses that can only be used for the living. Hughes, the subject of the sentence, is deceased, as is evidenced by the sentence. Choice C sets up a condition would have published... but the condition is then not specified.
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by scoobydooby » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:41 am
wow, would never have got that. is it a retired gmat q?

i thought for conditionals with "if" we had a structure:
if x happened, y would have happened. but didnt know if that was the only way in which "would have" is used.
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by gmat740 » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:46 am
The best answer is E. Choices A, B and D use tenses that can only be used for the living. Hughes, the subject of the sentence, is deceased, as is evidenced by the sentence. Choice C sets up a condition would have published... but the condition is then not specified.

Why is E the answer??
Because no other answer qualifies or its simply the perfect answer??
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by nasa » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:20 pm
"would" is past tense for "will"

When we were in college, we would meet our English professor daily.

In a similar tone, E is correct.

"would have" is used to express probability or presumption in present or past time.
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by S0laris » Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:40 pm
scoobydooby wrote:wow, would never have got that. is it a retired gmat q?

i thought for conditionals with "if" we had a structure:
if x happened, y would have happened. but didnt know if that was the only way in which "would have" is used.
If she wins……she will gave…...
If she won…… she would/could give……
If she had won……she would/could have given……
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