Rhl5084 wrote:
GMATNinja, can you help me this one..
Hi
Rhl5084, can you please tell us your specific query on this one? so that it becomes easier to provide help. I can provide my two cents here.
The sentence starts off with a noun modifier "Inspired by the Helsinki Accords and outraged" so we know whatever comes after comma should be a noun which the modifier modifies logically. Now let's look at the option choices
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(A) Charter 77 was established by dissident writers, philosophers, and other professionals to be
As mentioned above the sentence starts off with a noun modifier we need a noun which the modifier can modify logically, this option is out because it makes more sense for the modifier to modify "writers, philosophers and other professionals", rather than to modify "Charter 77"
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(B) Charter 77 had been established by dissident writers, philosophers, and other professionals as
same as A, additionally the tense in this sentence is not correct, we use past perfect tense when we need to show the sequence of two past events, but here it is not required
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(C) Charter 77 established by dissident writers, philosophers, and other professionals were
Same as A
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(D) dissident writers, philosophers, and other professionals established Charter 77 as
The issue with the modifier is fixed now as the opening modifier correctly modifies "writers, philosophers, and other professionals", so no issues in D, let's move on to see what E has to offer
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(E) dissident writers, philosophers, and other professionals had established Charter 77 to be
The issue with the modifier is fixed but this has the same tense problem as mentioned for B above, we do not need past perfect had.
So we are left with D. I hope this helps. Let us know in case of any further queries.