Although it closed its doors forever in 2000, the Desert Inn

Question

Although it closed its doors forever in 2000, the Desert Inn was a cornerstone of classic Vegas,  in which the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin had once performed in the now demolished Crystal Showroom .

(A) in which the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin had once performed in the now demolished Crystal Showroom

(B) in which the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin have once performed in the Crystal Showroom, which is now demolished

(C) where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin once performed in the now demolished Crystal Showroom

(D) where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin once performed in the Crystal Showroom, which is now demolished

(E) where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin had once performed in the Crystal Showroom, which has now been demolished

vudsri000 · Answer

Went with E.......Can't believe its C.............
Where better than In which
I went with E because it is the one which used along with A ....because they performed before the doors were closed ........

Why Had is neglected someone please

amp0201 · Answer

gautrang -

in which should be used in case of - circumstances, situations, etc.

where should be used - country, dallas, place, etc. In this question its Vegas !!

Regarding tense - should be simple past tense since the action as well as its effect is already completed. Hence had cannot be used.

Hope this helps answer your question.

Thanks,
Akhil M.Parekh

psychomath · Answer

WHere should be used since we are referring to a place here. And C looks the better of the available choices!

chanakya84 · Answer

Guys - Do not discard the above options simply because of the usage of "in which" and "where". Generally "where" is used for places, but "in which" also used to refer to any places. One more addition to this is whenever you see there are some hypothetical places i.e. "in which" is also applicable there as well. Here among all the options "C" is more concise. Hence C is the answer.

Wazza · Answer

I am simply unable to discard option D. Pls help experts!!! 
Why is C better then D here.

DesiGmat · Answer

Hi Wazza,

Consider the following two statements.

1. I bought a 'new' pen
2. I bought a pen, which is new.

Are you able to find the difference between the two statements?

In the latter statement, the emphasis is on the pen(which i bought) and the pen is new is just an additional information which is not required. While in the former statement, the emphasis is on the 'new' pen bought by me.

Apply the same thing now...

in the now demolished Crystal Showroom and the crystal showroom, which is now demolished.

Option D distorts the meaning a bit. And moreover, if you find two options, which are both grammatically correct, go with the one that is more closer to the original option.

Hope, i've made myself clear.

Hence option c is correct.

cledgard · Answer

The performance was  before  “it closed its doors forever in 2000”, so it may seem that the past perfect is needed; however, that is not the main clause.
The performance took place  when  “ the Desert Inn was a cornerstone of classic Vegas”,  not before , so the past perfect is wrong.

sleepynut · Answer

Hi all,
I could narrow down to (A) and (C),but couldn't find any rigid elimination to pick the right one.Could you please shed some light on the difference between "in which" and "where"? Also the reason why past perfect is not require?
Thanks

sayantanc2k · Answer

For a physical place, use "where". 
For a metaphorical place (situation, arrangement etc.), use "in which".

Your other query has already been responded by cledgard.

Please let us know, if you still have doubt.

mfb24 · Answer

Hi - I picked (E) as well but that was premature. Lets look at both (C) and (E) next to each other:

(C) where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin once performed in the  now demolished  Crystal Showroom

(E) where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bobby Darin had once performed in the Crystal Showroom, which  has now been demolished

The issue in (E) stems from the red highlighted portion. If we look at the sentence:

Although it closed its doors  forever in 2000 , the Desert Inn was a cornerstone of classic Vegas

The Inn closed in 2000 and the hall probably demolished sometime in the past as well. Saying that the hall "has now" been demolished as (E) suggests (incorrectly) that the hall's demolition started in the past and CONTINUES till the present. (E) thus creates meaning clarity issues and therefore, using present perfect tense is not correct. For this reason alone, I eliminated (E).

In (C) "demolished" works as an adjective and that we can live with, as long as tense issues are not being violated.

Hope this helps.

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