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14 Oct 2013, 11:16
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The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal officials
across the country, recognizing that their variety of emergency-response systems
had become obsolete, leading to nationwide standardization in the 1980s.
(A) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, recognizing that their variety of emergency-response systems had
(B) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, and they recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had
(C) After seeing the advantages of a single emergency number, municipal officials
across the country recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had
(D) After sight of the advantages, resulting from a single emergency number, municipal
officials across the country recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had
(E) After the advantages of a single emergency number were seen by municipal officials
across the country, who recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had
GH-01.17.13 - OE to follow ...
across the country, recognizing that their variety of emergency-response systems
had become obsolete, leading to nationwide standardization in the 1980s.
(A) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, recognizing that their variety of emergency-response systems had
(B) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, and they recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had
(C) After seeing the advantages of a single emergency number, municipal officials
across the country recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had
(D) After sight of the advantages, resulting from a single emergency number, municipal
officials across the country recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had
(E) After the advantages of a single emergency number were seen by municipal officials
across the country, who recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had
GH-01.17.13 - OE to follow ...
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(A) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, recognizing that their variety of emergency-response systems had Incorrect because it uses passive voice. Also there is no need for the second had. Should use simple past.
(B) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, and they recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had---- Same as A. Also Having had sound really awkward.
(C) After seeing the advantages of a single emergency number, municipal officials
across the country recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had---- CORRECT
(D) After sight of the advantages, resulting from a single emergency number, municipal
officials across the country recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had--- Sight of the advantages. Sounds like the advantages are physically visible. Also having had again sounds awkward.
(E) After the advantages of a single emergency number were seen by municipal officials
across the country, who recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had---- Country who recognized. But it should be municipal officials who recognized. Incorrect Modifier.
officials across the country, recognizing that their variety of emergency-response systems had Incorrect because it uses passive voice. Also there is no need for the second had. Should use simple past.
(B) The advantages of a single emergency number had been seen by municipal
officials across the country, and they recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had---- Same as A. Also Having had sound really awkward.
(C) After seeing the advantages of a single emergency number, municipal officials
across the country recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had---- CORRECT
(D) After sight of the advantages, resulting from a single emergency number, municipal
officials across the country recognized their variety of emergency-response systems as having had--- Sight of the advantages. Sounds like the advantages are physically visible. Also having had again sounds awkward.
(E) After the advantages of a single emergency number were seen by municipal officials
across the country, who recognized that their variety of emergency-response systems had---- Country who recognized. But it should be municipal officials who recognized. Incorrect Modifier.
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22 Oct 2013, 11:35
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Answer: C This question tests your facility with verb tenses. Both the first and second clause use the past perfect: "had been" and "had become." The past perfect refers to something that happened up until some point in the past; that requires that a simple past tense must be included in the sentence as well. There isn't one in the sentence as written, so (A) is incorrect. Choice (B) uses past tense in "they recognized," but the construction "having had become" is awkward and overly wordy. Choice (C) is better, using "recognized" as the central verb and the simpler "had become" at the end of the underlined portion. Choice (D) has the same unnecessarily awkward construction ("as having had become") as (B). (E) has several problems. "Were seen" is passive voice. "Who" should refer to something that immediately precedes the comma, but "municipal officials" isn't there. Finally, the sentence is not complete as there is not a subject or verb. All three clauses are modifiers. Choice (C) is correct.
Hope this helps.
Answer: C This question tests your facility with verb tenses. Both the first and second clause use the past perfect: "had been" and "had become." The past perfect refers to something that happened up until some point in the past; that requires that a simple past tense must be included in the sentence as well. There isn't one in the sentence as written, so (A) is incorrect. Choice (B) uses past tense in "they recognized," but the construction "having had become" is awkward and overly wordy. Choice (C) is better, using "recognized" as the central verb and the simpler "had become" at the end of the underlined portion. Choice (D) has the same unnecessarily awkward construction ("as having had become") as (B). (E) has several problems. "Were seen" is passive voice. "Who" should refer to something that immediately precedes the comma, but "municipal officials" isn't there. Finally, the sentence is not complete as there is not a subject or verb. All three clauses are modifiers. Choice (C) is correct.
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