GMAT2009

1. Before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide other slaves along the Underground Railroad to freedom. (A) herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide (B) being an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland so as to guide © an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland for guiding (D) herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland so as to be the guide of (E) who had been herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland for the guiding of The use of SO AS is unidiomatic ...bettter would be SOTHAT so we can eliminate B , D guiding , guiding of doesnot go parllel with to freedom so eliminate C and E hence A

I am with A

The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it isI am confused we can eliminate B and C but out of A D E D uses correct idiom as....As and there is no solid reason to eliminate A and E how ever i will choose D

as statment says twins it's comparision between two things so we should use larger ...smaller .... so A , B, D are Out between C and E E is parllel Too the more recently discovered is the larger, but it is the smaller one So ill go with E

great explanation !!!!! any ways ..OA please!!!

the have in the sentence says that it is in present perfect .we can eliminate Ba nd C because whose is amigious in A E D have +..Been + able to is a better construction hence D is better option

it should refer to a noun in its antecedent Thus A

I feel E is better than D ...but how actually should we eliminate D...some one please help!!!

hello mitzi ...thats the reason i eliminated answer choice B .

can anyone please explain me why A is wrong???......i think A is a good answer choice

i think this is a case of subjunctive so Assuming that is a good usage and regarding the tense ...in a subjunctive .....the first event should be present tense and the next event should be future tense So i will go with A

incorrect I will go with B

between ...and is the correct usage ....so ABC are out between D and E other in E makes it look good ... i will go with E

I AM confused between c and d ...i prefer C