Could an instructor or someone else please tell me the correct answer for this question and why? Thank you! :)
-Chee Chee

Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and the obsession for Beanie Babies in the 1990s.

A. Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

B. Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

C. Coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, examples of "tulipomania" include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

D. Coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, "tulipomania" includes examples such as speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

E. "Tulipomania," coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, included speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

Sorry, I forgot to cite the source.

This question came from MGMAT's recent email for a "700+ Verbal Workshop". The email was sent around 8/18/07. So, I think it is an MGMAT question.

I was not able to attend the workshop, so any help on this question would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Chee Chee

I think A or D. can't decide between those.

'tulipomania' does not include anything. Its the examples of the term that include "bubbles....etc". So, it comes to A and B. I would pick B for being a concise. What is OA?

I think its D

its A or D. i would go for A.

I like A

It could be "B"because we find that the first three incidents( or instances) relate to "speculative bubbles" while the last one refers to "obsession" therefore the sentence is trying to say "it includes a,b,c, as well as d" ( parallelism )

sentence B captures this well



Any comments ?

Sankar

Sankar is right on. In this extremely difficult question there is a list of three "speculative bubbles" and then a mention of one "obsession."

All hail Sankar!