Despite the fact that a volatile cataclysmic class war that was predic

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Despite the fact that a volatile cataclysmic class war that was predicted never took place, it is the two main political parties, the Labor and Conservative parties, that  have historically reflected a class divide.

A. Despite the fact that a volatile cataclysmic class war that was predicted never took place, it is the two main political parties, the Labor and Conservative parties, that

B. Despite the fact that the volatile cataclysmic class war that had been predicted never took place, the two main political parties, the Labor and Conservative parties,

C. While the volatile cataclysmic class war that was predicted never took place, it is the two main political parties, the Labor and Conservative parties, which

D. A volatile cataclysmic class war that was predicted never took place, whereas the two main political parties, the Labor and Conservative parties,

E. The volatile cataclysmic class war that was predicted never took place, but it is the two main political parties, the Labor and Conservative parties, that

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NinetyFour · Answer

I selected D.

arnab2312 · Answer

A very weird question. The OA has a very weird Past perfect tense for an activity that was over in the past in a rather short span of time. Prediction never started in the past and then ended in the past.

Prediction had been done vs Prediction was done... Am confused...

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