Although she had been known as an effective legislator first

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Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and  later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordanâ€™s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was  televised nationwide.

A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordanâ€™s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was

B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were

C. later in the Untied States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was

D. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, not until 1974 did Barbara Jordan become a nationally recognized figure, as she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, being

E. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was

MA · Answer

B sounds good but fear on what it refers, probably hearings. 

B. Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and   later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were   televised nationwide.

christoph · Answer

it is a modifier problem => between B) and E) i choose B) because in the last sentence in E) the "was" refers to the "hearings" and therefore should be plural as it is in B) => "were"

prep_gmat · Answer

B
Readin the original sentence, it is apparent that the sentence is testing the recognition of a run on sentence and how to fix it.

B does it by removing the subordinating conjunction in the second sentence and with the use of a set of relevant modifiers. The last modifier 'which' logically refers to the 'hearings' which is a bit trickier.

hornsfan2005 · Answer

I choose (B), first for the fact that the modifying phrase must refer to Barbara Jordan (i.e. Barbara Jordan must be placed as close to the modifying phrase as possible). This eliminates (A), (C), and (D). Between (B) and (E), a plural verb must refer to the plural noun of "hearings", thus using the verb "were".

jpv · Answer

(B).. for Correct Pronoun Reference & Correct Subject-Verb Agreement.

Although  she  had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives,  Barbara Jordan  did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the  hearings  on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which  were

ywilfred · Answer

A. - passive used of Barbara Jordan required a passive 'her' noun 

B. - personal pronoun she matches subject Barbara Jordan
 - were is the correct tense for hearings.

C. - was is the wrong tense. were is needed for plural hearings (that was aired on tv)

D. - then also is awkward
 - being also seems to suggest the impeachment is still ongoing

E. - then also again seems redundant

I'll go with (B)

faizaniftikhar83 · Answer

A pure case of misplaced modifier and subject verb aggreement. modified is 'barbara jordan' and with 'hearings' should come 'were'. B is absolute.

nocilis · Answer

Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, 
 need to be followed by a noun. 
Only B and E does it right and between them B wins outright.

greenandwise · Answer

B..."Barbara Jordan" must follow immediately after "House of Reps"...eliminate E because the "hearings were heard" not "was heard"...plural

dipaksingh · Answer

tough out of the 5 choices "b" seems best.

but one confusion,

"which" follows "president nixon"
and ETS says that which modifies the immediate predecessor.

so it would be like saying
"president nixon were televised nationwide"

i know that "president nixon" is the part of "prepositional phrase" but still ETS prefers "which" to modify the immediate "predecessor"(noun).

any comments

bozo190101 · Answer

B it is. 

I think you are reading that part incorrectly. which does not modify nixon. 
Hearings were televised.

Although she had been known as an effective legislator first

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