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Wangqh2696122 Posted 17 years ago
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did or has done?

Bill Gates ___ this by making sure that no one else will be able to compete with his software.
A. did B. does C. has done

By the way, here is another question:

-Was it something that was quite frightening?
-Yes. ___ I was too young to feel nervous.
A. And B.So C. But D. Or
Which option shall I choose? And What does the second speaker mean?
  

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) has no tense. -Was it something that was quite frightening? -Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • ) has no tense.
  • -Was it something that was quite frightening?
  • -Yes.
  • But I was too young to feel nervous.
  • -- That he was not frightened, even though the event was frightening.
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Bill Gates did / does / has done this by making sure that no one else will be able to compete with his software.-- All 3 answers are possible, since the nonfinite clause ('making'...) has no tense.

-Was it something that was quite frightening?
-Yes. But I was too young to feel nervous.
What does the second speaker mean?-- That he was not frightened, even
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wangqh2696122Bill Gates ___ this by making sure that no one else will be able to compete with his software.
A. did B. does C. has done
B. does.

does goes with will.

If it were A (did), you'd need would instead of will.

has done seems to go with will, too, but it refers to someth
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If it were A (did), you'd need would instead of will.
Strictly, but not necessarily, Jim, if the condition still obtains– which, with Bill Gates, is probably the case.

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Mister MicawberStrictly, but not necessarily, Jim
Maybe so, but it sure does grate on my ear in that sentence.

CJ
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