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why will is incorrect here:

World War 1 took place in the past. The operation was also initiated and funded in the past. Its result also took place in the past. Hence use of "will" is incorrect because "will" is used to denote an action that will take place in the future.
Since this sentence is set in the past context. we need the past tense of will "would". The British Empire was to be benefited in the past itself.
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Hey!
Stuck between C and E. Need a concrete explanation as to why not C, but E
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Hey!
Stuck between C and E. Need a concrete explanation as to why not C, but E

Hi Deepak,

Sentence in Question: In World War I, the West Asia Bureau of the UK’s Foreign Office had felt that an operation initiated and funded by external powers supporting the insurgent tribes would be beneficial to the British Empire.

I chose C initially but as pointed by the user with the Eminem display picture, 'their' does not have an antecedent. No where is there a mention about a plural entity in which insurgent tribes can belong to(surely not the UK Foreign Office and not external powers).

Moreover, we are talking about this group of external powers: external powers supporting the insurgent tribes ...not just any but the ones that support the insurgent tribes. Also insurgent tribes cannot be part of external powers. That would not make any sense :)

Hope this was clear enough!
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I was stuck between option A and E.

1. In option A, the modifier 'In World War I' is placed in such way that indicates that both the Bureau had felt... and an operation would be beneficial .... occurred in World War 1. Actually the concern of bureau was in that particular period and the other event was in future.

Option E helps us to get the correct placement of modifier.

2. There are no sequence of related events in past. So the use of past perfect in option A is not correct.


Option E is the correct choice :)
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In World War I, the West Asia Bureau of the UK’s Foreign Office had felt that an operation initiated and funded by external powers supporting the insurgent tribes would be beneficial to the British Empire.

A. In World War I, the West Asia Bureau of the UK’s Foreign Office had felt that an operation initiated and funded by external powers supporting the insurgent tribes would be beneficial to the British Empire.

B. During World War I, the UK Foreign Office’s West Asia Bureau felt that an operation initiated and funded by external powers in support of the insurgent tribes will be beneficial to the British Empire.

C. The West Asia Bureau of the UK’s Foreign Office felt during World War I that an operation initiated and funded by external powers in support of their insurgent tribes would be beneficial to the British Empire.

D. An operation initiated and funded by external powers in support of their insurgent tribes was felt by the West Asia Bureau of the UK’s Foreign Office to be beneficial during World War I to the British Empire.

E. The West Asia Bureau of the UK’s Foreign Office felt during World War I that an operation initiated and funded by external powers supporting the insurgent tribes would be beneficial to the British Empire.

could someone explain why "had" is incorrect in A?
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Can you pls elaborate a bit on choice A,B, E
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Can anyone explain why E is correct? In C, we see that "their" does not have an antecedent. Is this the only reason for eliminating the option?
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