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Forsubhi Posted 14 years ago
Linguistics Studies

optional question

the report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ....... unsafe.

A_ and it had been
B_ it had been
C_ had been
D_ that it had been

why do the choose B

from TOEFL pbt book
  

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forsubhi T he report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ....... unsafe. Which other 0nes do you think could be correct?

— Canadian45

  • forsubhi T he report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line .......
  • unsafe.
  • Which other 0nes do you think could be correct?
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forsubhiThe report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ....... unsafe.

Which other 0nes do you think could be correct?
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I don't know how can we put B here cos it has subject and where is the comma
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forsubhiI don't know how can we put B here because it has a subject. And where is the comma?
1) "it" is a pronoun referring back to "the plant"
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forsubhirom TOEFL pbt book
This is just my opinion. I think the TOEFL questions sometimes are awkwardly phrased. The problem from my estimation is this:
If B is chosen as the correct answer, it would read " when the plant had gone on line, it had been....... unsaf
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grammarfreakforsubhirom TOEFL pbt bookT . The problem from my estimation is this:If B is chosen as the correct answer, it would read " when the plant had gone on line, it had been....... unsafe. A comma seems necessary. I don't agree that a comma is necessary; I agree with the writer.
I find double past perfect construction unnecess
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canadian45,
I am kind of baffled and speechless with your comments. Your disagreement seemed to have been based on self-opinion rather than validated explanation. I think being a native speaker, you should be aware of this rule.

This is an excerpt from: www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/commas-and-clauses
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Hi,

But then, we have completely eliminated the past perfect construction all together.

Good (and natural) idea.

Clive
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Hi Clive,
CliveGood (and natural) idea.
I agreed too. What I tried to do was simply sticking to the original text without drastically rewriting it..
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grammarfreakcanadian45,I am kind of baffled and speechless with your comments. Your disagreement seemed to have been based on self-opinion rather than validated explanation. I think being a native speaker, you should be aware of this rule.
The sentences are not comparable.

The report on the nuclear po
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canadian45The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line it had been unsafe.
You cannot put a comma after "line".
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