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Nakool Posted 12 years ago
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It was a week since the exams began.
a) is a week
b) has a week
c) had been a week
Answer is (a) according to my book. Is it fine to choose 'is a week' when 'has been a week' is not in the options?
a) is a week
b) has a week
c) had been a week
Answer is (a) according to my book. Is it fine to choose 'is a week' when 'has been a week' is not in the options?
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( c) is perfectly acceptable to me. It casts the sentence into the past. If the instructions were to cast the sentence into the present, then ( a) is OK.
- ( c) is perfectly acceptable to me.
- It casts the sentence into the past.
- If the instructions were to cast the sentence into the present, then ( a) is OK.
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( c) is perfectly acceptable to me. It casts the sentence into the past. If the instructions were to cast the sentence into the present, then ( a) is OK.
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If the sentence were in the present and 'has been a week' were present in the given options, we would choose 'has been a week' otherwise we would choose 'is a week'. Am I right?
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I would choose 'has been a week.'
"Is a week" seems a bit odd.
"Is a week" seems a bit odd.
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