Multiple choice

Rudy Giuliani had been the Mayor of New York in 2001, the year when the city had been targeted by terrorist strikes by Al-Qaeda.

  1. had been the Mayor of New York in 2001, the year when the city had been targeted by terrorist strikes by Al-Qaeda

  2. had been the Mayor of New York in 2001, the year Al-Qaeda had targeted the city with terrorist strikes

  3. was the Mayor of New York in 2001, the year Al-Qaeda had targeted it with terrorist strikes

  4. was the Mayor of New York in 2001, the year in which the city had been the target of terrorist strike by Al-Qaeda

  5. was the Mayor of New York in 2001, the year in which the city was the target of terrorist strikes by Al-Qaeda
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Explanation

Correct. The option removes the error of Tense Usage by referring to both the events (that began and ended in the past) in the Simple Past Tense and replacing 'when' by 'in which'.

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