As the debate drew to a close, the facilitator broached the subject of

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As the debate drew to a close, the facilitator broached the subject of unemployment,  one of the few contentious issues that had not been discussed.

a. one of the few contentious issues that had not been discussed

b. one of the few contentious issues that was not discussed

c. one of the few contentious issues that were not discussed

d. one contentious issue that was remaining among few not discussed

e. one contentious issue among the few that were not discussed

Rabab36 · Answer

TBT  can you pls explain why not B

mayankranjan · Answer

Hi  Rabab36  we cannot use was here. See the below example:
One of the eggs is cracked (singular)
One of the eggs that are cracked.

In the sentence that refer to eggs

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello  mayankranjan ,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, B is incorrect because it uses the simple past tense verb "was" to refer to the earlier of multiple actions that concluded in the past - certain contentious issues not being discussed and the facilitator broaching the subject of unemployment; remember, the past perfect tense (marked by the use of helping verb "had") is used when a sentence contains two actions in the past; the helping verb "had" is used with the action in the "greater past".

To understand the concept of "Past Perfect Tense" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EYnxPUldlA

All the best!
Experts' Global Team

rickyricardo · Answer

Can someone explain why C is incorrect please

As the debate drew to a close, the facilitator broached the subject of

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