The people of the ancient Near East believed that the Earth's dry land first appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is another ocean in the sky, above the firmament.
(A) appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is
(B) appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is
(C) appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
(D) had appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
(E) appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
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Mike
(A) appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is
(B) appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there is
(C) appeared when the Creator separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
(D) had appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
(E) appeared when the Creator had separated the "water above" from the "water below", and that there was
For a full discussion of the rules of Sequence of Tenses, as well as the answer & explanation to this particular question, please see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/sequence-o ... correction
Mike
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