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Can someone EXPAILN why "C" can not be an answer?

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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 25 Apr 2007, 11:02
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I think in C "did it move" is a akward phrasing. (It could have been plain "moved")

Also phrases containing "having beeb..." are almost always wrong on the GMAT.
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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 25 Apr 2007, 11:09
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in my previous post I meant: ..prases containing "having + assistant verbs"
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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 25 Apr 2007, 11:10
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Plus GMAC must be testing here "it was only smth.... that smth......" :P
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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 25 Apr 2007, 11:26
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I didn't choose A, because "it" after "1963 that" seems to be vaguely referring to W. Post.
Is it not?
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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 25 Apr 2007, 11:31
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In A "it" can refer only to W. Post, so "it" is grammatically correct.
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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 26 Apr 2007, 12:21
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A- 'it' is always referring to the newspaper, the use of 'it' is grammatically correct
B-awful sentence; try to avoid the use of POSSESSIVE+GERUND (e.g. "..Graham's becoming.."; the parallelism is destroyed by the second part of the sentence: "it was...., and under..."
C-"having won" is awkward; the construction of the sentece after the comma is confussing
D-changes the meaning of the sentence (original sentence: the newspaper WON....; modified sentence: the newspaper IS WINNING..)
E-classic mistake of using an object pronoun ("HER command) to refer to a possessive noun ("KATHARINE GRAHAM's ...)
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What is the OA and OR? Can we begin a sentence like "It was only ....."?
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Please note: OA A
In GMAT Prep, it is the one in blue box
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SC-GMATPrep1 -2 29 Apr 2007, 07:49
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Can someone EXPAILN why "C" can not be an answer?

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By POE:
B,E are out:What is "her"referring to?
in C:did it move is incorrect usage
in D:"winning praise" indicates the paper is still winning praise.This changes th emeaning of the sentence



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