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Hi All ! Sharing some SCs from a recent mock test (thought that u may or may not get the same q when you take the same mock and that it'd be a good practice for all... ). Please post some explanation with the answers. Others in this series: 2. tricky-sc-series-86099.html3. tricky-sc-series-86100.html4. tricky-sc-series-86101.html5. tricky-sc-series-86102.html6. tricky-sc-series-86104.html7. tricky-sc-series-86105.html8. tricky-sc-series-86106.html9. tricky-sc-series-86107.html10. tricky-sc-series-86108.html11. tricky-sc-series-86110.html
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
31 Oct 2009, 22:58
gmattokyo wrote: Hi All !
Sharing some SCs from a recent mock test (thought u may or may not get the same q and it'd be a good practice for all... ). Please post some explanation with the answers. The issue is the use of correct form of verb: began vs begun. 1. began - past form, which can be used with out any helping verb, of begin. 2. begun - past participle form, which cannot be used without any helping verbs/models such as can, could, will, would, shall, should, ought to, has/have/had, may/might/must etc..... Considering the verb form, it should be "beganB.
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
02 Nov 2009, 22:14
Had no idea initially thanku is OA B?
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
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Both of you have nailed it right.. thanks! OA: "began" parallel with "attained".
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
03 Aug 2010, 12:18
i see. can someone explain the discretency between b and c?
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
03 Aug 2010, 12:22
agree with GMAT TIGER.
'began' and 'attained' are parallel.
B for me.
C is incorrect because 'began' does not 'had'.....it is incorrect to say 'had began'
begin --> began --> begun
'begun' is the past participle of 'begin' and needs helping verb but 'began' does not need a helping verb.
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
04 Sep 2010, 04:22
Option B sounded right even w/o applying any rules... 
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gmattokyo wrote: Hi All ! Sharing some SCs from a recent mock test (thought that u may or may not get the same q when you take the same mock and that it'd be a good practice for all... ). Please post some explanation with the answers. Others in this series: 2. tricky-sc-series-86099.html3. tricky-sc-series-86100.html4. tricky-sc-series-86101.html5. tricky-sc-series-86102.html6. tricky-sc-series-86104.html7. tricky-sc-series-86105.html8. tricky-sc-series-86106.html9. tricky-sc-series-86107.html10. tricky-sc-series-86108.html11. tricky-sc-series-86110.htmlI chose B because "began" should be used and best expresses the flow of events.
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
16 Aug 2012, 10:44
I go with the option B - because of having - work and began
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Re: Tricky SC Series - #1 [#permalink]
16 Aug 2012, 11:33
The participle form of BEGIN should be BEGUN, not BEGAN. So, that is the reason why choice C is incorrect.
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