QZ wrote:
devinawilliam83 wrote:
Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members by supporting the imposition of an alien tax on immigrant workers, after 1897 the United Mine Workers made a determined effort to enlist Italians and Slavs in its ranks.
"Where" should only refer to a place IMO. So A and B are out.
E is awkward. From C and D, C looks good, but IMO we don't require "had" as we have a specified time "1897"
D is passive.
I would like to have some expert view.
VeritasPrepKarishma , Please help.
(A) Where once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members by supporting
(B) Where once the union acquiesced to it English-speaking members’ prejudice for the support of
(C) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members in support of
(D) While once the union acquiesced to its English-speaking members’ prejudice in supporting
(E) While once the union had acquiesced to the prejudices of its English-speaking members
in its supporting ofThough often used to indicate a place, it is not necessary that "where" must refer to a place only. e.g. Where do you stand on this question? (talks about position or circumstance)
A better way to contrast would be "whereas" but we don't have that option.
Where once the union had acquiesced... by supporting the imposition of ...
While once the union had acquiesced ... in support of the imposition of ...
One can acquiesce by supporting the plan.. - correct
or one can acquiesce in the plan... - correct
"acquiesce in support of the plan" is not logical. Hence (C) is not correct.
Of the given options, answer would be (A)
P.S. - When you talk about two distinct past periods/points in time, you use past perfect. If the exact sequence before/after/dates etc are mentioned, you MAY skip the use of past perfect but its use is not incorrect.
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