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by apex231 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:39 pm
Though he had had success broadcasting his controversial radio program on highly regulated terrestrial airwaves, Howard Stern opted out of terrestrial broadcasting in favor of the less regulated satellite radio medium.

(A) Though he had had
(B) Though he has had
(C) Even though he had
(D) Having had
(E) Having achieved

OA given is A
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by GmatKiss » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:07 pm
apex231 wrote:Though he had had success broadcasting his controversial radio program on highly regulated terrestrial airwaves, Howard Stern opted out of terrestrial broadcasting in favor of the less regulated satellite radio medium.

(A) Though he had had
(B) Though he has had
(C) Even though he had
(D) Having had
(E) Having achieved

IMO:A
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by apex231 » Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:24 pm
Why use of past perfect?

It can so happen that Howard Stern "had success broadcasting his controversial radio program on highly regulated terrestrial airwaves" at the time when he opted out.

What makes us believe that his success was prior to the time when he opted out?
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