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Hello, please your help with this question:
The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
a) The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
b) The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and has continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
c) The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and had continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
d) There had been an abrupt increase in the percentage of people aged 28 - 35 who remained single between 1985 and 1990 and it continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
e) There was an abrupt increase in the percentage of people aged 28 - 35 who remained single between 1985 and 1990 which continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
The answer is A. I agree but not totally. Why is not necessary to write the first part of the sentence in past perfect? I think that the correct grammar in the sentence should be the following: The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single HAD increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
I think that this way is better because the first event, the increase between 1985 and 1990, took place before its slow continuation in the next five years (a second event in the past).
PS. Those whose native language is English are very lucky, they have a real advantange for this exam, damn!
The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
a) The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
b) The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and has continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
c) The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and had continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
d) There had been an abrupt increase in the percentage of people aged 28 - 35 who remained single between 1985 and 1990 and it continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
e) There was an abrupt increase in the percentage of people aged 28 - 35 who remained single between 1985 and 1990 which continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
The answer is A. I agree but not totally. Why is not necessary to write the first part of the sentence in past perfect? I think that the correct grammar in the sentence should be the following: The percentage of people aged 28 - 35 remaining single HAD increased abruptly between 1985 and 1990 and continued to rise more slowly over the next five years.
I think that this way is better because the first event, the increase between 1985 and 1990, took place before its slow continuation in the next five years (a second event in the past).
PS. Those whose native language is English are very lucky, they have a real advantange for this exam, damn!
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17 Oct 2009, 20:58
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Well there is no option with Past Perfect, so what's the problem? The closest thing is either D or E, but both are passive. Also, dates are given, hence it's very easy to place two past event in the correct order.
18 Oct 2009, 08:27
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the answer should be A
In gmat we have to choose best option among the given choices,not correct answer which is not given. I also faced the same problem,too.
In gmat we have to choose best option among the given choices,not correct answer which is not given. I also faced the same problem,too.
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