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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Since 1987

The strike ---- the first in the industry since 1987.

A) is
B) has been
C) will be
D) was
E) had been

Which do you think is correct? I would expect B has been to be used with "since 1987". What do you think?
  

Top answer

No, this is news and strikes are rare. (A) is the expected answer. If we are to choose any grammatically correct answer, then A, B, C and D are all correct.

  • No, this is news and strikes are rare.
  • (A) is the expected answer.
  • If we are to choose any grammatically correct answer, then A, B, C and D are all correct.
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No, this is news and strikes are rare. (A) is the expected answer. If we are to choose any grammatically correct answer, then A, B, C and D are all correct.
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