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Unix77 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Problem with multiple clause

0 Hi 02br
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00i have question from this problem : 02br
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00The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ...... unsafe 02br
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00a. and it had been 02br
00b. it had been 02br
00c. had been 02br
00d. that it had been 02br
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00i choose c but the answer key told me b, any one can explain it to me ? 0-
  

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0 01blockquote 00it had been12blockquote 12br 02br 00 You need the pronoun "it" which is the subject of the verb "had been". 02br 02br 00"plant" is the subject of the verb "gone (on line)" 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 01blockquote 00it had been12blockquote 12br 02br 00 You need the pronoun "it" which is the subject of the verb "had been".
  • 02br 02br 00"plant" is the subject of the verb "gone (on line)" 0-
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00it had been12blockquote
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00 You need the pronoun "it" which is the subject of the verb "had been". 02br
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00"plant" is the subject of the verb "gone (on line)" 0-
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0 Re: The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ...... unsafe. 02br
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00If you use choice (C), the sentence would become:- 02br
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00"The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line HAD BEEN unsafe" 02br
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00There are 3 verbs in the sentence ( indica
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0 Hello Unix 02br
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00Choice B does seem best, if we have to choose; but the original sentence isn't entirely natural. You would be more likely to hear: 02br
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00"The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant went online it was unsafe." 02br
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00MrP 0-
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