Black History Month observed in February, he month of Lincoln's birthd

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Black History Month is observed in February, the month of Lincoln's birthday and the generally accepted month of Frederick Douglas's birth,  since they were each  primary figures in the abolition of slavery

(A) since they were each 
(B) who were both 
(C) because both men were 
(D) both of whom were 
(E) each of whom was one of the

GmatPrime · Answer

Option C is the only only one stating the subject explicitly. In others, who/whom seem to incorrectly refer to February- the month. So option B, D and E are out.

Option A has the same problem with 'they'- which could refer to subjects 'birth' and 'birthday'.

Option is the answer.

hiranmay · Answer

Hi Bunuel,

Kindly correct the typo i.e. change the "he" to "the".

Thanks

Black History Month observed in February, the month of Lincoln's birthday and the generally accepted month of Frederick Douglas's birth, since they were each primary figures in the abolition of slavery

(A) since they were each --> C is better i.e. "because" in C clearly explains the reason
(B) who were both --> need a reason why "Black History Month observed in February"
(C) because both men were -->  correct 
(D) both of whom were --> same as B
(E) each of whom was one of the--> same as B

AjiteshArun · Answer

One more correction: we need a verb in the first clause ( observed  is not a verb here):

Black History Month   observed  in February , he month of Lincoln's birthday and the generally accepted month of Frederick Douglas's birth,  because both men were primary figures in the abolition of slavery.

Arro44 · Answer

I think there might be a typo in the OS;

"Black History Month observed in February,  (t) he month"

Bombsante · Answer

Black History Month observed in February, he month of Lincoln's birthday and the generally accepted month of Frederick Douglas's birth,  since they were each  primary figures in the abolition of slavery

The sentence checks the use of pronoun. Note that  month of Lincoln's birthday  and  month of Frederick Douglas's birth
  are in prepositional phrases. Therefore, there is no clear referent in non-underlined part for the noun used in underlined part. 
 
(A) since they were each  (they - no logical referent. Eliminate) 
(B) who were both  (who - no logical referent. Eliminate) 
(C) because both men were  (correct choice. we have subject and verb clearly defined and agreeing in number) 
(D) both of whom were  (whom - no logical referent. Eliminate) 
(E) each of whom was one of the  (each of whom - no logical referent. Eliminate)

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