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When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 25 Apr 2010, 21:25
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When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had some concern that the style of the mirror would not suit that of her other furniture, a concern that dissipated once she hung the mirror.

(A)When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had
(B)When Veronica purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had
(C)When Veronica has purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she will have
(D)With the Victorian mirror for her bedroom having been purchased, Veronica has
(E)Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom when she came to have

I am reposting a question because OA is not convincing. While posting your answers kindly provide the explanation. It would be helpfull if a moderator can shed light on this subject.

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Re: When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2010, 01:50
I find B more tempting ...
Can somebody please explain ?
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Re: When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2010, 12:51
tarun wrote:
When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had some concern that the style of the mirror would not suit that of her other furniture, a concern that dissipated once she hung the mirror.

(A)When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had
(B)When Veronica purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had
(C)When Veronica has purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she will have
(D)With the Victorian mirror for her bedroom having been purchased, Veronica has
(E)Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom when she came to have

I am reposting a question because OA is not convincing. While posting your answers kindly provide the explanation. It would be helpfull if a moderator can shed light on this subject.

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OA:A


I'll vote 'B' too. veronica's concern was before she purchased the mirror. hence takes past perfect untill she purchased the mirror. nd 1st part takes simple past.. am surprised with OA.. wats the explanation??
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Re: When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2010, 13:23
IMO A.
My 2 cents:
I've some concerns. (Simple Present Tense)
Clinton had some concerns. (Simple Past Tense
Similarly Veronica had some ....
Now definitely purchasing the mirror occurred earlier than hanging the mirror hence had purchased is correct as per my understanding
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Re: When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2010, 21:26
Apologies to all. OA is B, by mistake I typed A.
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Re: When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   26 Apr 2010, 08:31
I would go with B.

When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her bedroom, she had some concern that the style of the mirror would not suit that of her other furniture, a concern that dissipated once she hung the mirror.

If we rewrite this sentence....

Veronica had some concern that.............when she purchased the Victorian mirror,a concern that dissipated once...............
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Re: When Veronica had purchased the Victorian mirror for her [#permalink] New post   26 Apr 2010, 21:36
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tarun wrote:
I am reposting a question because OA is not convincing. While posting your answers kindly provide the explanation. It would be helpfull if a moderator can shed light on this subject.
I'm always happy to help with Kaplan problems, but I'm not quite sure what the issue is here. How can I help to explain why the OA, (B), is correct?



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