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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.”
(A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached
(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching
(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached
Not sure about the use of 'he had reached'.. Pls explain the choice you make..
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
16 Aug 2009, 13:39
abhi758 wrote: After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.”
(A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached
(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching
(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached
Not sure about the use of 'he had reached'.. Pls explain the choice you make.. D "he had reached" - pronoun error A, C, E - out B - reaching & being - out
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
16 Aug 2009, 20:48
pm4553 wrote: abhi758 wrote: After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.”
(A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached
(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching
(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached
Not sure about the use of 'he had reached'.. Pls explain the choice you make.. D "he had reached" - pronoun error A, C, E - out B - reaching & being - out What is pronoun error in A , E or C ? do you mean tense error in A and E I rejected C because usage of then looks incorrect to me Agree with D
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
17 Aug 2009, 01:04
D seems concise and elegant. ...with no awkward constructions ...
hence i choose D.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
17 Aug 2009, 03:28
ichha148 wrote: pm4553 wrote: abhi758 wrote: After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.”
(A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached
(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching
(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached
Not sure about the use of 'he had reached'.. Pls explain the choice you make.. D "he had reached" - pronoun error A, C, E - out B - reaching & being - out What is pronoun error in A , E or C ? do you mean tense error in A and E I rejected C because usage of then looks incorrect to me Agree with D You're right - tense error. I must have been too sleepy, while solving this.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
01 Sep 2009, 11:17
D looks the best but Shouldn't we be using a past perfect construction? Looks like there is a sequence
- Queen asked Columbus to describe
-Columbus described after the request
What say Guys ?
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
02 Sep 2009, 13:13
D for me too.
newly discovered better and concise than which was newly discovered
In the original sentence - After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus...........he had reached , this sentence implies that had reached occured after asked. It would be better if written as Before Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus...........he had reached
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 03:40
Shouldn't we avoid passive tense. Isn't the choice D passive.
"When asked BY Queen Isabella to describe ........"
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
25 Oct 2009, 00:36
what's wrong in A...is'nt D passive??
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
25 Oct 2009, 08:21
As mentioned by getmba newly discovered better and concise than which was newly discovered In the original sentence - After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus...........he had reached , this sentence implies that had reached occured after asked. It would be better if written as Before Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus...........he had reached Is a perfect reply. D for me too.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
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abhi758 wrote: After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.”
(A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached
(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching
(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached
Not sure about the use of 'he had reached'.. Pls explain the choice you make.. D for me A and E : "he had reached" occurs after "Queen Isabella asked"; thus, the past perfect distorts the sequence B - run on sentence and not parallel. reaching, crumpled it, and said C - then cannot be a conjunction.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.” (A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached had reached is wrong when you compare the same with asked(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching On being is not correct... even reaching is wrong..(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached then he reached is wrong..... then isn't required.(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached Correct - verbs are correct and no pronoun error is sited.(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached had asked and had reached make no sense together.... we need to have a sequence correction here
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.”
(A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached
(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching
(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reached
IMO D.
A> he had reached past perfect is not required
B> on being asked and reaching - is not the right construction
C> Close but indiative of a sequential activity
D> When asked by the queen, the admiral reached for a paper.... - Correct
E> after queen had asked, he had reached - improper tenses used.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
11 Apr 2010, 00:34
To whoever asked aout D being too passive - would be if it said "had reached"
Agree, D.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached for a sheet of paper, crumpled it, and said, “It looks like that—beyond the mountains, more mountains.” (A) After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), which was newly discovered, he had reached(B) On being asked to describe the new discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti) by Queen Isabella, Admiral Columbus, reaching(C) Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), then he reached(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached(E) After Queen Isabella had asked Admiral Columbus to describe the discovery of the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), he had reachedNot sure about the use of 'he had reached'.. Pls explain the choice you make..
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
23 Jul 2010, 09:23
(D) When asked by Queen Isabella to describe the newly discovered island of Hispaniola (now Haiti), Admiral Columbus reached
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
23 Jul 2010, 09:43
I was opting for E .. But having looked at the responses from you guys I feel E isn't the best choice because of having the two past perfect tenses. But isn't option D passive? I understand that options with passive voice can be an ans, but that was the main reason that stopped me from choosing D.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
24 Jul 2010, 16:38
D for me. reasons already explained above.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
29 Nov 2010, 11:19
shudn't D be using past perfect tense since we have a sequence of two past verbs here .
I also thought that the admiral's description of island is more apt for the discovery of island as mentioned in E.
Had there been no "he had" in E , I would have gone for it . But can sm1 please clarify D.
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Re: Queen Isabella and Admiral Columbus [#permalink]
21 Dec 2010, 09:07
D for me. I thought for B for a moment but reaching was wrong. So for me its D.
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