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Veritas Q - SC doubt

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by canbtg » Tue May 27, 2014 11:33 pm
Isotopes in the recently excavated bones of a 14-year-old girl from the Jamestown archaeological site indicate she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.

A)she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.

B)that she ate a high protein diet, so probably had been the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant.

C)that she had eaten a high protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant's.

D)she ate a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and had not been a maidservant.

E)she had eaten a high-protein diet, thereby had probably been the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant's.

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by AnjaliOberoi » Wed May 28, 2014 12:23 am
IMO A
daughter of a X,not a Y- correct idiom and only A have this format.
A)she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.-correct

B)that she ate a high protein diet, so probably had been the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant.

C)that she had eaten a high protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant's. - gives a wrong meaning; not correct usage

D)she ate a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and had not been a maidservant.

E)she had eaten a high-protein diet, thereby had probably been the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant's
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by theCodeToGMAT » Wed May 28, 2014 12:29 am
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