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28 May 2019, 08:42
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You may be confusing two scenarios. If "last year" is modifying the main verb of the sentence, sure, that verb will be require the past tense. "Last year, Tim ran headfirst into a llama and learned the hard way that inter-species rugby is a terrible idea." In this case, the main action, "ran," happened last year, and so the past tense is appropriate.
However, if "last year" is modifying something other than the main verb, then there's no reason to assume that the main action had to have occurred in the past. "Having suffered a llama-induced concussion in the last year, Tim is no longer keen on interspecies rugby." Now, "in the last year" is describing the time period when Tim suffered the concussion, rather than the main verb, "is." It's perfectly fine to use another time period to provide context for something that's true now.
(D) is more like the second construction above. Take another look: "With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year, and mobile phones becoming increasingly common, many people are..." "In the last year" is describing when the cost of wireless service was plummeting. Because the main action, "are" isn't modified by "last year," it's perfectly fine for that action to be present tense.
I hope that helps!
03 Feb 2020, 21:35
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The doubt what I have regarding the correct option D is that I found an article by mikemcgarry in his blog with regard to the use of the structure "with + noun + participle" but I feel the correct option deviates from the structure as mentioned in the blog. If experts could throw some light regarding the "with + noun + participle". As often such structure is wrong on many gmat questions and only right for very specific cases.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/verbal/sentenc ... orrection/
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egmat GMATNinja mikemcgarry
The doubt what I have regarding the correct option D is that I found an article by mikemcgarry in his blog with regard to the use of the structure "with + noun + participle" but I feel the correct option deviates from the structure as mentioned in the blog. If experts could throw some light regarding the "with + noun + participle". As often such structure is wrong on many gmat questions and only right for very specific cases.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/verbal/sentenc ... orrection/
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10 Feb 2020, 08:25
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The short answer here is that unless you are 100% certain that a particular construction is inherently wrong, you should rely on meaning, logic, and context to evaluate an answer choice.
Mike wisely makes this same point in his post:
- Is this structure right or wrong? The frustrating answer is: “It depends.” This distinction depends on MEANING.
The takeaway: if you try to internalize every scenario of what is and is not acceptable usage, your head is going to explode. If the answer to the question "is this allowed?" is unclear -- and it often will be -- you should always default to "is this logical?"
I hope that helps!
