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GMATPrep QP1 : The region of Norden is comprised

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by NandishSS » Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:17 am
The region of Norden is comprised of five sovereign states, each of which recognize a stronger cultural bond to their Nordic neighbors than to any other cultural grouping.

(A) which recognize a stronger cultural bond to their Nordic neighbors than to
(B) which recognize a stronger cultural bond with their Nordic neighbors than
(C) which recognizes a stronger cultural bond with its Nordic neighbors than with
(D) them recognizing a stronger cultural bond with its Nordic neighbors than they have with
(E) them recognizing a stronger cultural bond to their Nordic neighbors than they have to

OA : C
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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:25 am
NandishSS wrote:The region of Norden is comprised of five sovereign states, each of which recognize a stronger cultural bond to their Nordic neighbors than to any other cultural grouping.

(A) which recognize a stronger cultural bond to their Nordic neighbors than to
(B) which recognize a stronger cultural bond with their Nordic neighbors than
(C) which recognizes a stronger cultural bond with its Nordic neighbors than with
(D) them recognizing a stronger cultural bond with its Nordic neighbors than they have with
(E) them recognizing a stronger cultural bond to their Nordic neighbors than they have to

OA : C
First, the subject "each" is singular, so we need a singular verb. Eliminate A and B.

Next, in D and E, the plural pronoun "they" seems to refer to the singular antecedent "each," so we can eliminate D and E.

That leaves C
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