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Bhai · Answer

D

Lincoln learned a secret in youn childhood from ......What was the secret. How to .........Continuity is lost in C.

ariyer2003 · Answer

I think A is good-

Becos it was Lincoln who discovered the secret while he was young.

Cheers
Ash

abisurd · Answer

Me stuck between B and D. The slant is more towards D

chunjuwu · Answer

(A) might error, 

because we should use "had" rather than "has". 

I think it might be (D)

what's the OA

venksune · Answer

I think its E. Keeps the verb tenses intact...'discovered', 'had' and 'knew'.

Keen · Answer

I'm stuck between D and E. they both seem correct but I would go with E because I think there should be a comma after "In young manhood" for answer D

SmashingGrace · Answer

I vote for D as well. I beleive we have a question of sequence of tenses 
here.

Firstly, the peddler knew something.
Secondly, Lincoln discovered something the peddler already knew.

So, Lincoln  discovered  something the peddler  had known  before him.

We use  Simple Past  first, and then we use  Past Perfect .

Paul · Answer

D for me after a long deliberation between C and D.
C has an awkward construction: it sounds as if "the young manhood" came before the "Yankee peddler". Incorrect comparison it is.
A) uses improper tense
E) introduces an adjective clause and sounds as if it were Lincoln who was "discovered"

ashkg · Answer

sorry guys, for the late reply. These days the number of posts per day has increased so much that I lose track of what I posted

Here's the explanation from Arco's.

Praetorian · Answer

Hey Ash Try using the forums feature: View my posts This will show you only your posts the link for this feature is on the top right on the main forum page ( https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb ) there are two other features, but this one might work best. Praetorian

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