gmatbull wrote:
In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claimed that their trust in the mayor and the local government are being undermined by reports of political irresponsibility.
I picked A, but now I see where I made the mistake...
while responding, the residents claim that X and Y are something.
A cannot be correct because the tense in the non-underlined portion is present continuous in passive voice, so the verb made the claim doesn't fit well here. they made the claim in the past that something is not good now. another thing..i understand the meaning as: when asked, the residents respond - so it is taken as a "fact" and thus needs to be presented in present tense.
A.
B. Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly made the claim about
need that, otherwise we have 2 verbs not properly connected "made" and "are being undermined".
C. When responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly make the claim about
same error as in B.
D. As a response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly made the claim about
same error as in A + same error as in B and C.
E. Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claim that
looks good. noun modifier+noun+verb+that clause..so all good.
E is the best answer.