It was not until the late 19th, century, that the city of

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It was not until the late 19th, century, that the city of Louisville, Kentucky, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts adopted the secret ballot system,  but the system was accepted only after Henry Winslow returned from New South Wales, then a territory in Australia and reported on how secret ballots were used there.

A. but the system was accepted only after Henry Winslow returned from New South Wales, then a territory in Australia and reported on how secret ballots were used there.

B. but the system was accepted only after when Henry Winslow returned from New South Wales, then a territory in Australia and reported on how secret ballots were used there.

C. but the system was accepted only after when Henry Winslow returned from New South Wales, then a territory in Australia and reporting on how secret ballots were used there.

D. but the system was accepted only at a time after Henry Winslow returned from New South Wales, then a territory in Australia and reported on how secret ballots were used there.

E. but the system was accepted only subsequent to Henry Winslow returning from New South Wales, then a territory in Australia and reported on how secret ballots were used there.

gmat1220 · Answer

I wish I get Sc like these in the real exam. The sail will be smooth ! All I have to do is click A :wink:

and say next !

gmat1220 · Answer

Well the SC is checking redundancy. Btw

vinzycoolfire · Answer

A for me too.
"only after when" is obviously wrong. B and C wrong.
only after the time seems to imply the events are not interconnected. changing the intent. so D gone
E would be bearable if it said reporting instead of reported.

It was not until the late 19th, century, that the city of

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