Since 1999, when Congress repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, which prohi

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Since 1999, when Congress repealed the Glass-Steagall Act,  which prohibited commercial banks that engaged in investment banking, financial services companies began  to spread their activities into all areas of banking, insurance, and securities operations.

A. which prohibited commercial banks that engaged in investment banking, financial services companies began

B. forbidding commercial banks from engaging in investment banking, financial services companies have begun

C. which forbid commercial banks to engage in investment banking, financial services companies began

D. that prohibited commercial banks from engaging in investment banking, financial services companies began

E. which prohibited commercial banks from engaging in investment banking, financial services companies have begun

duttarupam · Answer

I select D. Good question. I give you a Kudo

sacmanitin · Answer

thanks ,but i think you mean E here not D

hgp2k · Answer

As the sentence starts with "Since 1999", we need to use "present perfect tense". Only options left are B and E. IMO E. ________________________ Consider KUDOS for good post :beer

mydreammba · Answer

+1 E

As here we see the word "since 1999" and sfter that ompanies begun is correct usage and "began" refer to something done in past and "begun" refers to something present

prab · Answer

between D and E, i choose E only for using 'have begun' since the sentence is has 'Since 1999'. Can any one explain why is 'That' incorrect ? i don't see any problem with 'that'

DexDee · Answer

I pick E. D is ruled out for using 'that' instead of 'which'.

Please post the OA with OE? Thanks.

DeeptiM · Answer

Well....I have seen the usage of....the act + that

Can somebody help me understand why that is incorrect in option D.

jeprince112 · Answer

Since 1999, when Congress repealed the Glass-
Steagall Act,  which prohibited commercial banks that
engaged in investment banking, financial services
companies began  to spread their activities into all
areas of banking, insurance, and securities operations.

A ) which  prohibited  commercial banks that engaged in investment banking, financial
services companies began 
WRONG: PROHIBITED/THAT (should be from)... BEGAN (since --> have begun)

B)  forbidding  commercial banks  from  engaging in
investment banking, financial services
companies have begun
WRONG: FORBIDDING/FROM (should be TO)

C) which forbid commercial banks to engage in
investment banking, financial services
companies  began 
WRONG: BEGAN (Should be 'have begun')

D)  that  prohibited commercial banks from engaging
in investment banking, financial services
companies  began 
WRONG: THAT (Should be 'which', THAT is not used after a comma and is something that is essential to the sentence. The modifier is non-essential; therefore, 'which' is used) ... BEGAN ( should be 'have begun', because "Since" was used at beginning. The companies have been spreading their activities... it was done in the past and is continuing in the present. So has/have is needed.

E) which prohibited commercial banks from
engaging in investment banking, financial
services companies have begun
 RIGHT   Which is used properly as non-essential modifier, prohibited/from is correct idiom, Have Begun is used properly with the sentence beginning "Since..."

immaculatesahai · Answer

Nice one Jeprince. +1 for E. perfect tense indicating a change in past that continues till date.

rider · Answer

E
since..have begun + which would be preceded by a comma in the sentence.

liftoff · Answer

Selected D initially. But E was better. Action starting in the past, continuing into the future. "Have began"

iwillcrackgmat · Answer

1. correct idiom - prohibited…from; 
2. Comapanies have begun
3. which prohibhited is correct not that prohibhited

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