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31 Jul 2014, 17:27
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Rome’s great intellectual achievements laid in organizing the Empire, but Greece’s had laid in mathematical and philosophical breakthroughs.
(A) laid in organizing the Empire, but Greece’s had laid
(B) laid in the organization of the Empire, but Greece’s had lain
(C) laid in organizing the Empire, whereas Greece’s had lain
(D) lay in organizing the Empire, whereas Greece’s had lain
(E) lay in the organization of the Empire, whereas Greece’s had laid
Diction is a particularly tricky issue on the GMAT SC, and the folks who write the GMAT love it. For more on this issue, as well as an explanation of this question, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/more-on-diction/
Mike
(A) laid in organizing the Empire, but Greece’s had laid
(B) laid in the organization of the Empire, but Greece’s had lain
(C) laid in organizing the Empire, whereas Greece’s had lain
(D) lay in organizing the Empire, whereas Greece’s had lain
(E) lay in the organization of the Empire, whereas Greece’s had laid
Diction is a particularly tricky issue on the GMAT SC, and the folks who write the GMAT love it. For more on this issue, as well as an explanation of this question, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/more-on-diction/
Mike
13 Sep 2018, 06:14
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Official Explanation
The verb "to lay" means "to put or place." The verb "to lie" means "to recline" or, metaphorically, "to be located." This latter metaphorical use is what we want: at both the beginning and the end of the underlined section, we want forms of the verb "to lie." The past tense of "lie" is "lay" and the past participle is "lain." Thus,
Today, X lies in Q
In the past, X lay in Q.
Over time, X has lain in Q.
Thus, for the first verb, we want to say that Rome's achievements "lay" in one area, past tense, and for the second, Greece's "had lain" in another area, past perfect tense. The only answer choice that gets both of these correct is (D).
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15 Aug 2014, 23:32
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Excellent question! I got it wrong, but I won't get any of these wrong ever again.
