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It is because the original sentence conveys a wrong intended meaning. To take someone for a ride, is an idiom which means to deceive or to cheat. GMAT needs not just grammar but also also meaning.
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It is because the original sentence conveys a wrong intended meaning. To take someone for a ride, is an idiom which means to deceive or to cheat. GMAT needs not just grammar but also also meaning.
Oh yeah...this completely missed my attention :) .

So, the correct sentence will be:

The driver gave the people who had been waiting, a ride.

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