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A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States

by aspirant2011 » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:26 pm
A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

I know the above post has been discussed many times but I am really confused bw A & D option as i went for D thinking that the agreement is still valid. I would be really thankful if someone can put some light that why is D wrong...........
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by Night reader » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:36 pm
answer D ignores the sequence of tenses --> incorrect sequence past completed + present reduced + are allowed
aspirant2011 wrote:A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

I know the above post has been discussed many times but I am really confused bw A & D option as i went for D thinking that the agreement is still valid. I would be really thankful if someone can put some light that why is D wrong...........
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by maihuna » Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:49 am
The two past event happening are : agreement reduced, the amount that was earlier allowed, this earlier event need to preced an had+participle construction.
aspirant2011 wrote:A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

I know the above post has been discussed many times but I am really confused bw A & D option as i went for D thinking that the agreement is still valid. I would be really thankful if someone can put some light that why is D wrong...........
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by mohit11 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:44 am
D is correct.

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by aspirant2011 » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:44 am
Hi Mohit,

In 1000 SC answer given is A not D :-(.....................which is the correct answer because OG says D right but 1000 SC says A right...............
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by sanabk » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:03 pm
Consider OG answer, but not 1000SC.

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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:04 am
sanabk wrote:Consider OG answer, but not 1000SC.

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1000SC is not 100% reliable. Use it only after you have thoroughly gone through all OG questions and explanations.
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