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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Present or Perfect?

Hi all,

Here is a tense question that I found a little difficult for me. Which one is the correct option here?

1- After the birth of her second child, working from home ---- a real advantage for her.

A) proves

B) has proved

C) is proving

I need an explanation. Thank you.
  

Top answer

Anonymous 1- After the birth of her second child, working from home ---- a real advantage for her. A) provesB) has provedC) is proving None of the above are correct. from home is proving to be

— Canadian45

  • Anonymous 1- After the birth of her second child, working from home ---- a real advantage for her.
  • A) provesB) has provedC) is proving None of the above are correct.
  • from home is proving to be
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Anonymous1- After the birth of her second child, working from home ---- a real advantage for her.
A) provesB) has provedC) is proving
None of the above are correct.

...from home has proved to be
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Thank you canadian45

Can't we say 'proves to be' here?
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In my opinion, "has proved a real advantage" and "has proved to be a real advantage" are equivalent and equally acceptable.

However, as far as the whole sentence is concerned, if that tense is to be used I would prefer "Since the birth of her second child, working from home has proved (to be) a real advantage for her."
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AnonymousCan't we say 'proves to be' here?
I am not surprised that you ask(ed) that.
The simple present tense is a literary style of writing, and the other two choices are more standard ways of writing that.
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Thank you for your explanations.
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