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Jacklong Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Having believed & Believing
I came across a problem to make a choice as follow:
22 _________ the earth to be flat, many feared that would fall off the edge of the earth.
A) Having believed B) Believing
C) Believed D) Being believed
I thought A) is correct, but the answer is B). What is the difference between A and B?
Thank you in advance.
22 _________ the earth to be flat, many feared that would fall off the edge of the earth.
A) Having believed B) Believing
C) Believed D) Being believed
I thought A) is correct, but the answer is B). What is the difference between A and B?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
A suggests that they no longer believed it at the time of the main clause; B suggests that the belief still holds during the main clause. B therefore applies.
- A suggests that they no longer believed it at the time of the main clause; B suggests that the belief still holds during the main clause.
- B therefore applies.
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A suggests that they no longer believed it at the time of the main clause; B suggests that the belief still holds during the main clause. B therefore applies.
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