King Alfred fortified London

[komal]

23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he

OA : E

[papgust]

IMO B.

All other choices are are awkward in construction.

[ajith]

IMO B.

All other choices are are awkward in construction.

Agree there I got with B too what is OA?

[girish3131]

My Ans is A

why use HAD wen no indication that he occupied and fortified before any other event ?

Please post OA

Thanks!

[mmon]

IMO B. why dont you please post the OA alongngwith

[prinit]

23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he

My Pick is B.
Parallelism. had <occupied and fortified > || with had won --> proper construction.

[komal]

IMO B. why dont you please post the OA alongngwith

I only have answer keys and not explanations. I dont know if the answer keys are reliable. Hence i have not posted the OA.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

[prinit]

23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he

Komal, We understand that you are not sure about the OA's for the source that you have, as you mentioned earlier, but would appreciate if you can manage to post them for the group convenience. Later on we can take that up with available experts..Its OK if you don't post them upfront with the question itself but after 1st, 2nd or 3rd reply you can post them..it would be another right or wrong answer choice, but from the source. thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

[prinit]

IMO B. why dont you please post the OA alongngwith

I only have answer keys and not explanations. I dont know if the answer keys are reliable. Hence i have not posted the OA.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

You have the answer key...just post them after the first or few replies....leave the explanation part for the group...Once again thanks for the understanding.

[soumyopriyosaha]

23. Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he also won the loyalty of its citizens: the invading Danes were well aware of this weakness and used it to their advantage in 893.

(A) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he
(B) The fact that King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886 did not mean that he had
(C) Just because King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he
(D) The fact that King Alfred occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean that he
(E) Just because King Alfred had occupied and fortified London in 886, it did not mean he

IMO B. Here the loyalty of citizens refers to an event in 886 which precedes the event of 893. Hence "did not mean that he had won the loyalty of its citizens" is the correct usage.

[money9111]

I thought "The Fact That" was frowned upon on the GMAT because it was unecessary.

[komal]

Komal, We understand that you are not sure about the OA's for the source that you have, as you mentioned earlier, but would appreciate if you can manage to post them for the group convenience. Later on we can take that up with available experts..Its OK if you don't post them upfront with the question itself but after 1st, 2nd or 3rd reply you can post them..it would be another right or wrong answer choice, but from the source. thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

I am sorry i missed ur comment. I have posted the OA. As u can see it does not match with the popular correct answer choice. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[rahul.s]

good q. follow the link to read a detailed explanation

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/jus ... t4051.html

[vscid]

Komal, We understand that you are not sure about the OA's for the source that you have, as you mentioned earlier, but would appreciate if you can manage to post them for the group convenience. Later on we can take that up with available experts..Its OK if you don't post them upfront with the question itself but after 1st, 2nd or 3rd reply you can post them..it would be another right or wrong answer choice, but from the source. thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

I am sorry i missed ur comment. I have posted the OA. As u can see it does not match with the popular correct answer choice. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Komal,
What is the source?

[komal]

Komal,
What is the source?

I wouldnt know about the source cuz i downloaded these sc practice questions off the net n there is no mention of the source.