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The personal income tax did not become permanent in the United States until the First World War; before that time the federal government was dependent on tariffs to be their main source of revenue.
(A) the federal government was dependent on tariffs to be their main source of revenue
(B) the federal government had depended on tariffs as its main source of revenue
(C) tariffs were what the federal government was dependent on to be its main source of revenue
(D) the main source of revenue for the federal government was dependent on tariffs
(E) for their main source of revenue, tariffs were depended on by the federal government
(A) the federal government was dependent on tariffs to be their main source of revenue
(B) the federal government had depended on tariffs as its main source of revenue
(C) tariffs were what the federal government was dependent on to be its main source of revenue
(D) the main source of revenue for the federal government was dependent on tariffs
(E) for their main source of revenue, tariffs were depended on by the federal government
29 Jul 2018, 08:20
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It is futile to worry about whether the use of the past perfect in the given case is correct or not. It is 100% correct. That we use a past perfect or a simple past when a time reference such as 'before' or 'after' is already mentioned is a matter of option.
However, the most critical consideration in the context is to ask whether there is another choice (without other glaring errors) using the simple past. We do not have one in this case and therefore why waste time on the non-extant issue. We can rest assured that on the GMAT, we will never have both such choices in the same question.
B is the inevitable choice.
However, the most critical consideration in the context is to ask whether there is another choice (without other glaring errors) using the simple past. We do not have one in this case and therefore why waste time on the non-extant issue. We can rest assured that on the GMAT, we will never have both such choices in the same question.
B is the inevitable choice.
05 Jul 2016, 02:28
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Manhattan SC guide states that use of words such as "after" / " before" makes the use of past perfect unnecessary - following is an excerpt from the book:
Right: Laura LOCKED the deadbolt before she LEFT for work.
Likewise, we already know that locked happens before left because of the word before. The words before and after indicate the sequence of events clearly and emphatically enough to make the use of the Past Perfect unnecessary.
