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by paes » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:44 am
San Franciscans of the 1890s mocked the claim that declared Los Angeles a world city, yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will had made this boast a reality .

A. yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will had made this boast a reality
B. yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will made this boast a reality
C. yet a powerful municipal within twenty years will make this boast a reality
D. yet this boast had become a reality within twenty years because of a powerful will municipally
E. yet within twenty years a municipal will had made this boast a powerful reality

[spoiler]OA Later
Please explain your reasoning.[/spoiler]
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by ankurmit » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:12 am
only C seems right... correct use of tense
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by FightWithGMAT » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:32 am
paes wrote:San Franciscans of the 1890s mocked the claim that declared Los Angeles a world city, yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will had made this boast a reality .

A. yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will had made this boast a reality
B. yet within twenty years a powerful municipal will made this boast a reality
C. yet a powerful municipal within twenty years will make this boast a reality
D. yet this boast had become a reality within twenty years because of a powerful will municipally
E. yet within twenty years a municipal will had made this boast a powerful reality

[spoiler]OA Later
Please explain your reasoning.[/spoiler]
IMO A

The 20 yrs occurred before the year 1890

Municipal Will is a NOUN...will is not auxiliary verb here
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by paes » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:40 am
OA is A.

FightWithGMAT has caught the right point.
[ Municipal Will is a NOUN...will is not auxiliary verb here ]
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by ankurmit » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:12 am
Ya...u are right.I took it wrong way.

Clever SC :)
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