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When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one

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When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 25 Mar 2020, 04:08
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When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one loser; the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually.


A. the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually

B. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized

C. the normal winner has its version of events included in new history texts, while the viewpoint of the country that lost is usually trivialized

D. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually

E. the winner normally includes the version of events that it belongs to in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized




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Note: what is the difference b/t trivialized usually and usually trivialized? "Usually" here both modifies its touch word. Why is one better than the other?
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Originally posted by David nguyen on 19 Mar 2020, 08:01.
Last edited by Bunuel on 25 Mar 2020, 04:08, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one [#permalink] New post   21 Mar 2020, 02:31
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When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one loser; the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually.

Not much to say about this topic. The correct choice seems to depend on the word order between “usually trivialized” and “trivialized usually”. I am not sure whether in GMAT that is a deciding point.

A. the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually – wordy and the adverb follows the verb rather than verb following the adverb, as the company would seem to think.

B. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized --- correct choice, the verb follows the adverb

C. the normal winner has its version of events included in new history texts, while the viewpoint of the country that lost is usually trivialized—There is no such thing as the normal winner. wrong

D. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually --- wrong; the adverb cannot follow the verb even at the end.

E. the winner normally includes the version of events that it belongs to in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized --- The winner doesn’t include; the historians include by the pressure from the winner. Wrong
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Re: When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one [#permalink] New post   25 Mar 2020, 04:07
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Bunuel, hi. Let's add the underlined portion.
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Re: When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one [#permalink] New post   25 Mar 2020, 04:09
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Bunuel, hi. Let's add the underlined portion.

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Re: When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one [#permalink] New post   25 Mar 2020, 05:02
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When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one loser; the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually.


A. the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually

B. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized

C. the normal winner has its version of events included in new history texts, while the viewpoint of the country that lost is usually trivialized

D. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually

E. the winner normally includes the version of events that it belongs to in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized




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Note: what is the difference b/t trivialized usually and usually trivialized? "Usually" here both modifies its touch word. Why is one better than the other?


When two countries engage in war, there is always one winner and one loser; [uthe winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized[/u].


A. the winner normally has its version of events included in history texts which are new, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually

B. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized

C. the normal winner has its version of events included in new history texts, while the viewpoint of the country that lost is usually trivialized

D. the winner normally has its version of events included in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is trivialized usually

E. the winner normally includes the version of events that it belongs to in new history texts, while the loser's viewpoint is usually trivialized

IMO B
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