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Once the economic and social usefulness of the motor car was [#permalink] New post 10 Feb 2006, 01:37
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Once the economic and social usefulness of the motor car was demonstrated and with its superiority to the horse being proved, much of the early hostility to it in rural regions disappeared.

(A) and with its superiority to the horse being
(B) and its superiority over the horse had been
(C) and its superiority to the horse
(D) its superiority over the horse
(E) with its superiority to the horse having been
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Re: SC - Motor Car [#permalink] New post 10 Feb 2006, 02:25
C.

Superior to... idiom
Once A and B done C .....happen


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Once the economic and social usefulness of the motor car was demonstrated and with its superiority to the horse being proved, much of the early hostility to it in rural regions disappeared.

(A) and with its superiority to the horse being
(B) and its superiority over the horse had been
(C) and its superiority to the horse
(D) its superiority over the horse
(E) with its superiority to the horse having been
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 [#permalink] New post 10 Feb 2006, 07:39
Looks like that subjunctive mood.

Choose (C) and click confirm.
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Re: SC - Motor Car [#permalink] New post 10 Feb 2006, 07:45
GMATT73 wrote:
Looks like that subjunctive mood.

its not a subjunctive mood but an idiomatic expression.
"superior to" is better than "superior over"...

C should be correct.
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 [#permalink] New post 10 Feb 2006, 12:59
C looks good,

but i think C should have a "was", because the first clause is passive "was demostrated" so for ||ism second clause should also have "was proved".... :?: :?:
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 [#permalink] New post 13 Feb 2006, 00:51
Good Job guys. OA is C.
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 [#permalink] New post 13 Feb 2006, 19:44
C. and is required..simple past tense is good enough.
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 [#permalink] New post 13 Feb 2006, 20:30
its superiority "over" the horse...

Would go with C
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 [#permalink] New post 13 Feb 2006, 22:34
hahahahaha, Vivek, I love your new avatar!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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 [#permalink] New post 13 Feb 2006, 22:41
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hahahahaha, Vivek, I love your new avatar!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


ha ha ha ha, that's reality! :lol: (still trying to laught ;))
Your avatar looks cool :good
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