After much deliberation, The Supreme Court determined, by

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After much deliberation, The Supreme Court determined, by royal decree, that the Count,  who have first been bequeathed with the property , would no longer be the legal owner of the land.

(A)who have first been bequeathed with the property
(B)to which the property has first been bequeathed
(C)being first bequeathed with the property
(D)to whom the property was first bequeathed
(E)to which the property had first been bequeathed

I am having trouble understanding the sentence . Appreciate if someone can elaborate ...

thanks !

aditya8062 · Answer

my take wud be D  : to whom the property was first bequeathed

confirm if am right so as i may put my explanation

Rock750 · Answer

After much deliberation, The Supreme Court determined, by royal decree, that the Count,  who have first been bequeathed with the property , would no longer be the legal owner of the land.

Meaning: 
-First, the property was bequathed (given by will) to the Count.
-Latter, the supreme court determined that the count would no longer be the legal owner of the land

(A)who have first been bequeathed with the property
 Pronoun referent issue (who) ; must use to which 
(B)to which the property has first been bequeathed
 Present perfect is Wrong here; must use past perfect to emphasize that this action is in the past and was before the latter 
(C)being first bequeathed with the property
 wrong, change of meaning + fragmented 
(D)to whom the property was first bequeathed
 wrong, Same issue as A 
(E)to which the property had first been bequeathed
 Correct

aditya8062 · Answer

how can u refer to "Count" with "to which": "count" is a person !!

Rock750 · Answer

I think it is the correct option because if you rephrase it :

After much deliberation, The Supreme Court determined, by royal decree, that the Count, to which the property had first been bequeathed , would no longer be the legal owner of the land.

The property had first been bequeathed to the Count

aditya8062 · Answer

well u might be  but all i am saying is that  "count"  is a  title  same as  professor  or  president  .now we  never  refer to president by "to which" .so same rule sud be followed for "count" !! 
lets see what the answer ,provided the original poster puts the answer !!

aditya8062 · Answer

also i find usage of past perfect little wrong here  :when u saying  first  then what is the need to stress that point with the past perfect !!!

guerrero25 · Answer

hi.. I have edited the post with answer . Correct OA is "D"

aditya8062 · Answer

thanks for putting the answer .i hope u might have got ur answers by now .plz share the source as well

guerrero25 · Answer

well u might be  but all i am saying is that  "count"  is a  title  same as  professor  or  president  .now we  never  refer to president by "to which" .so same rule sud be followed for "count" !! 
lets see what the answer ,provided the original poster puts the answer !!

Thanks Aditya , 
(D) is Correct. In (E) Relative pronoun which can’t be used to refer to people.

pqhai · Answer

Hi Guerrero25.

As you see the sentence "  the Count  ,............ no longer the the legal   owner  ....". so the Count must be a person, we cannot use "which", we have to use "whom". Furthermore, C is awkward because of using "being". 
Down to A and D. A is incorrect, because the Count is singular, so "have" is wrong. 
D is the best.

monk123 · Answer

After much deliberation, The Supreme Court determined, by royal decree, that the Count,  who have first been bequeathed with the property , would no longer be the legal owner of the land.
 
POE:
Stop sign- 'have', past tense is required.
Eliminate (A) & (B)- Tense error.
Eliminate (C) - 'being' is redundant on GMAT.
Eliminate (E)- we are referring to a person, 'to which' is wrong. 
 
(A)who  have  first been bequeathed with the property
(B)to which the property  has  first been bequeathed
(C) being  first bequeathed with the property
(D)to whom the property was first bequeathed -   CORRECT   
(E) to which  the property had first been bequeathed.

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