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File zany 468 Posted 8 years ago
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Which is the answer and why?

"When I went back to my home town after many years, I was surprised that it ....... changed so much. "

A. has

B. had

C. was

D. is

  

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file zany 468 A. has B. had C.

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  • has B.
  • had C.
  • was D.
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file zany 468A. has B. had C. was D. is

When I went back ..., I was surprised that ... is in the past tense, so the that-clause that follows should also be in the past tense. This eliminates answers A and D.

This leaves "was changed" and "had changed" (C and B). "was changed" is passive, so it implies to some degree that

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