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Those who study ancient European history soon realize that before Greece was Greece, it was a collection of small city-states that were intensely jealous of one another and were only occasionally able to work together for common goals.
a) as above
b) before there was Greece, it was a collection of small city-states
c) before Greece, it was a collection of small city-states
d) it was a collection of small city-states that was Greece
e) Greece became a collection of small city-states
Don't quite understand the OA. Any ideas?
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 07:42
only A suits..other options change meaning,IMO Not sure abt C though
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 07:45
C,D,E - changes meaning
B - I wasn't sure, but it seems incorrect with "was"
POE, A
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 07:51
Agree that C, D, E change meaning, so it comes down to A or B, of which the second clause of the two are the same, so the difference is: A: Before Greece was Greece, B: Before there was Greece, With "B," I think it would have to read "Before there was a Greece" to make sense, so I went with A.
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 07:59
IMO A.
In B and C, what does it refer to? It looks like it doesn’t refer to Greece.
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 10:25
a) as above
b) before there was Greece, it was a collection of small city-states
THERE is wordy
c) before Greece, it was a collection of small city-states
"IT" has no referrent
d) it was a collection of small city-states that was Greece
STATES THAT WAS is incorrect
e) Greece became a collection of small city-states
WRONG STRUCTURE
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 11:59
A is the only best option here. What's the OA?
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Re: SC: European History [#permalink]
17 Sep 2009, 15:49
OA is A. I initially chose B because I thought it was simplifying the sentence but I guess A not 
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I eliminated down to A and B as well and picked B instead
I am still not sure how A is better than B?
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yangsta8 wrote: Those who study ancient European history soon realize that before Greece was Greece, it was a collection of small city-states that were intensely jealous of one another and were only occasionally able to work together for common goals.
a) as above
b) before there was Greece, it was a collection of small city-states
c) before Greece, it was a collection of small city-states
d) it was a collection of small city-states that was Greece
e) Greece became a collection of small city-states
Don't quite understand the OA. Any ideas? eventhough A sounds crazy but it is the correct answer. in my point of view in B "it" refers Greece passively but in A "it" refers Greece more actively. on the other hand "before there was Greece" it would be something that could be singular or plural. in this sense "it' in B is ambiguous. please correct me if my reasoning is wrong
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10 Jun 2012, 23:42
Yup A it is. Call me a nerd but I swear I have seen exactly the same type of question on OG 12th Edition. Something related to an author. Damn I'm getting old. Earlier I could get the exact question and Page number
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B - eliminate from "it was"
C - eliminate from "it was"
D - eliminate for nonsense
So A or E. E changes our meaning a bit too much. Let's go with A...
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Re: Those who study ancient European history soon realize that [#permalink]
11 Jun 2012, 00:22
Hi,
B , C : It doesnt have a clear referrent = Eliminated
D : absurd construction ( It was X that was Greece ) = Eliminated
Bxn A & E :
The intent of the sentence = Before the formation of current day Greece , it was a collection of X and Y
E : Greece became a collection ( future flavour ) ==== greece didn't become a collection, the collection was already there = Eliminated
Leading to A
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Thanks @daagh! . I was talking about the "George Elliot" one. I'll bookmark your post now .
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Thanks fo rthe question & detailed explanation..
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