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The study, called the National Lung Screening Trial, focused on a specific high‐risk group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aging from 55 to 74, which had smoked for at least 30 pack‐yearsA. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aging from 55 to 74, which had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years B. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, that had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years C. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, who smoked for at least 30 pack‐years D. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, who had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years E. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, who were aged 55 to 74,and who had smoked for higher than at least 30 pack‐years
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There are only two potential candidate for the correct choice are choice C and choice D. In the non-underlined part, the study focused (simple past). So the subjects of the studies must "had smoked", smoking before the study progress. So, choice D is the correct one.
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getgyan wrote: The study, called the National Lung Screening Trial, focused on a specific high‐risk group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aging from 55 to 74, which had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
A. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aging from 55 to 74, which had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
B. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, that had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
C. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, who smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
D. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, who had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
E. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, who were aged 55 to 74,and who had smoked for higher than at least 30 pack‐years Between C and D, have to go with D. The past perfect seems necessary.
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Re: The study, called the National Lung Screening [#permalink]
08 Oct 2012, 09:40
who smoked for atleast 30 pack years, clearly shows it is preceding the selection, hence I feel there is no need for past perfect..
My Choice is C, but fingers crossed..
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Re: The study, called the National Lung Screening [#permalink]
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The study, called the National Lung Screening Trial, focused on a specific high‐risk group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aging from 55 to 74, which had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
A. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aging from 55 to 74, which had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
B. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, that had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
C. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, who smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
D. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, aged 55 to 74, who had smoked for at least 30 pack‐years
E. group: 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, who were aged 55 to 74,and who had smoked for higher than at least 30 pack‐years
aging from is incorrect =? Eliminate A , Who were aged seems to suggest somebody aged them and it was not a natural process => Eliminate E. that is not the correct pronoun here = > Eliminate B .Since this sentence talks about a study which definitely occurred in the past we need past perfect to establish a time sequence here. D wins.
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+1 D OE A – "aging" distorts the meaning of the sentence. The use of "which' is incorrect. B – "that" incorrectly refers to "smokers", the correct pronoun should be "who". C – We need the past perfect tense "had" since the sentence talks about two things occurring at different time periods in the past E – awkward and wordy construction. Use of "higher than" is also awkward 
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Re: The study, called the National Lung Screening [#permalink]
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tuanquang269 wrote: There are only two potential candidate for the correct choice are choice C and choice D.
In the non-underlined part, the study focused (simple past). So the subjects of the studies must "had smoked", smoking before the study progress.
So, choice D is the correct one. Hi Shouldn t it even be "...who ve been smoking..."?? To me D seems wrong as well... Because it says current and former so the action still continues for some of the group. Thank you for your reply. R26  Posted from GMAT ToolKit
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