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Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence,

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Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2007, 23:40
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Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada, and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.

A. Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering
B. During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence, sheltering.
C. In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered.
D. Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered.
E. Until recent time, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people were sheltered.

A seems fine to me.........views please???



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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2007, 23:54
Debating between "have sheltered" vs "were sheltered". "have" suggests that they actively decided to sheltered, whereas "were" suggests that they were put in shelters by some other people.

IMO D

What is the OA?
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2007, 00:03
singh_amit19 wrote:
Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada, and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.

A. Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering
B. During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence, sheltering.
C. In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered.
D. Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered.
E. Until recent time, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people were sheltered.

A seems fine to me.........views please???


Agree with A.

Past tense sheltered is not correct in CDE. the author is describing how the Inuit people led a nomadic existence.

B:Suggests that this nomadic existence continues
C: in the times that are recent is wordy and awkward.
D: Up until recently- Wordy
E: until recent time? Ungrammatical
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2007, 00:10
gmatnub wrote:
Debating between "have sheltered" vs "were sheltered". "have" suggests that they actively decided to sheltered, whereas "were" suggests that they were put in shelters by some other people.

IMO D

What is the OA?


OA is D.............still dont understand why????
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2007, 00:12
gmatnub wrote:
Debating between "have sheltered" vs "were sheltered". "have" suggests that they actively decided to sheltered, whereas "were" suggests that they were put in shelters by some other people.

IMO D

What is the OA?


OA is D.............still dont understand why????
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2007, 00:13
gmatnub wrote:
Debating between "have sheltered" vs "were sheltered". "have" suggests that they actively decided to sheltered, whereas "were" suggests that they were put in shelters by some other people.

IMO D

What is the OA?

OA is D.............still dont understand why????
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2007, 00:37
when someone "have" seeked shelter, that someone chose the type of shelter (ie igloos vs mud huds).

when someone "were" put in shelter, that someone were placed in the shelter by another entity.

The Inuits chose their type of shelter instead of being placed in the shelters by an external entity.

The choices were between D and E, because A/B contain "sheltering", C is wordy and confusing.
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2007, 12:02
gmatnub wrote:
when someone "have" seeked shelter, that someone chose the type of shelter (ie igloos vs mud huds).

when someone "were" put in shelter, that someone were placed in the shelter by another entity.

The Inuits chose their type of shelter instead of being placed in the shelters by an external entity.

The choices were between D and E, because A/B contain "sheltering", C is wordy and confusing.


What's wrong with "sheltering" in A & B......up until recently usage of "up" such as cleaned up etc is inappropriate on GMAT <<Source>>
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2007, 12:12
Would go with E. Because its past - up until recent times so would be were shelterd
B,C & D - have misplaced modifiers.


Wow - I was way off. but stuck betweek D and E...reading the above comments were is def. wrong. but how come "have sheltered" - isnt this present perfect??????
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2007, 12:29
https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A963948260

Guys have look over the source of this question, interesting!!! OA is wrong
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2007, 14:38
excellent pcik man its tdys article in Ny times :)
singh_amit19 wrote:
https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E2DB153BF931A15751C1A963948260

Guys have look over the source of this question, interesting!!! OA is wrong
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Re: Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2007, 16:29
Not sure of the NY times but this is how I see this SC

Recently - adverb should modify the verb.

which it does very well in 'D' and doesn't do so in 'A'

I was between 'D' & 'E'. Despite having too many clauses in it 'D' makes sense to me.



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