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According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed to return the occupied city to the second; it did so six months later.

A. six months later.
B. as soon as six months later had passed.
C. sooner than six months later.
D. six months more.
E. a soon as six months more.
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Re: According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2021, 19:36
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According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed to return the occupied city to the second; it did so six months later.

A. six months later.
B. as soon as six months later had passed.
C. sooner than six months later.
D. six months more.
E. a soon as six months more.


A. Seems correct.
B) "six months later had passed" is wrong. "six months had passed" is correct
C) "sooner than six months later." is wrong. "sooner than six months" is correct or "sooner than later" works as well.
D) "it did so six months more." is wrong. "it did so in six months." can work tough.
E) "it did so a soon as six months more." doesn't make sense
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Re: According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2021, 19:49
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B contains the redundant phrase 'later had passed'. C does not clearly convey the timing of the event. D and E contain the idiomatically incorrect 'six months more'. A logically and concisely conveys the correct meaning.
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Re: According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed [#permalink] New post   01 Nov 2021, 23:03
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Meaning Analysis- There is a pact between two warring parties. Based on this pact one of the parties agreed to return the occupied city to the other party. The former party returned the occupied city after six months.

Error Analysis- The subject and the verb make sense and agree in number. The simple past tense has been correctly used to present facts. The usage of the pronoun "it"makes sense and leads to no ambiguity. The usage of semi colon separates two independent clauses. There is no error in the Original sentence.

Correct Answer- Choice A

Choice A- Correct per the above analysis
Choice B- This choice is incorrect and is too wordy. The usage of past perfect tense had passed is incorrect as there is no related event to show sequencing of two past event.
Choice C- This choices changes the meaning of the sentence. Per this choice the party returned before six months. Per the original sentence the city was returned after six months. Also, this choice makes the sentence wordy.
Choice D- Idiom error. The usage of more is incorrect. The correct usage should be six months later.
Choice E- Idiom error leading to meaning error. The usage of a soon as is incorrect. The correct idiom is as soon as. Also, this choice repeats the same error in Choice C and D.
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Re: According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2021, 22:16
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hitman1597 thank you for the solution.

Can you help understand how do we know whether the actual meaning should be before six months or six moths later? Can the original meaning convey an incorrect meaning?
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Re: According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2021, 22:27
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The meaning of the sentence is taken from the original sentence unless the original sentence doesn't provide any clear meaning. Even in the presence of errors in Choice A, the meaning or the intent can be identified and used to find the correct answer choice.

Bonus: Make sure you understand the meaning of the sentence before looking for any errors. This will help know what kind of answer we need to look for. A sentence should present a complete meaning.
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Re: According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2021, 20:28
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Choice A- No error
Choice B- Too wordy. The usage of past perfect tense had passed is incorrect.
Choice C- This choices changes the meaning of the sentence. According this choice the party returned before six months.
Choice D- Idiom error.
Choice E- Idiom error.
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