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Re: Source: Knewton In a shock to those who still lived under [#permalink]
this is a tough one, so here is my explination.
a.'for enabling' seems awkward.
b. same as a
c.still were living is wrong.
d. correct
e. will enable -- wrong tense.

hope i'm correct.
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Re: Source: Knewton In a shock to those who still lived under [#permalink]
what I did is that I quickly eliminated any option that has past perfect tense at the end of the sentence, so I was left with B and D.
I eliminated B because of the past perfect at the beginning of the sentence (who had still been living) that means they are not in a shock anymore which contradicts the meaning of the sentence. That leaves D
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Re: Source: Knewton In a shock to those who still lived under [#permalink]
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Reasoning: The clue here is the word “still”. When you say still, then you can’t use past tense such as “still lived,” and “still were living” or past perfect such as “still had lived” While the general tenor of the sentence is present tense as you may see in the un-underlined part of the sentence, such use of past tenses are clear shifts of tense. . Therefore we can instantly eliminate A, B and C; between D and E, how can we reconcile with the awkward use of “was aware of any major deals that a corporation might make” – a past tense with a future tense. D is the only choice with a semblance of proper tense usage, although it would have been still better to say-“a financial security group has recently discovered a loophole that enables a scammer – thus maintaining the essence of the preset tenseness through out.

Conclusion: D is the best among the choices.



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