GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: What is as remarkable as Shostakovich's writing of a

The setting of both the events of writing the satire and premiers allowing occurred in the past; While one of them is correctly marked in a past tense, there is no justification for the other one to be expressed in a present or present perfect. That is the reason choices A, B, D and E are invalid. C tactfully avoids the reference to the shift of tense and prevails.

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