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Yavuzeses Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
is or was
what should come in the blank; is or was ?
"Last summer we took a trip to Provence, a region in the southeast corner of France,which borders Italy. The name Provence refers to the fact that it .......the first province created by the ancient Romans outside the Italian peninsula. Today, Provence still contains an amazing number of well-preserved Roman ruins."
"Last summer we took a trip to Provence, a region in the southeast corner of France,which borders Italy. The name Provence refers to the fact that it .......the first province created by the ancient Romans outside the Italian peninsula. Today, Provence still contains an amazing number of well-preserved Roman ruins."
Top answer
Because of the historical context, I think that was is the better choice.
- Because of the historical context, I think that was is the better choice.
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Because of the historical context, I think that was is the better choice.
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Thank you for your answer Philip. How about the 'is' ? Is there anything wrong about it grammatically. Eventually the property of Provence's being first created by ancient Romans is still true.
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If you will read my answer again, you will see that I called was the better choice, not the only one.
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