Since/during the last 300 years
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#1 A great deal of human invention since the last 300 years has been directed to taming the power hidden in nature, and to channeling it into steady sources of energy that can drive machines.
(A) since the past 300 years
(B) in the last 300 years
(C) during the past 300 years (answer given in answer sheet)
(D) No improvement
For me, "since the past 300 years", "in the last 300 years" and "during the past 300 years" all are correct here. Here its talking about time period of last 300 years, so all three phrases denote this time period.
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B and C are both possible but C is better. 'During' suggests the human invention was spread easily throughout the 300 years. With 'since', you need to refer to a starting point in the past.
- B and C are both possible but C is better.
- 'During' suggests the human invention was spread easily throughout the 300 years.
- With 'since', you need to refer to a starting point in the past.
- eg A great deal of human invention since the year 1700 has been directed to .
- .
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B and C are both possible but C is better. 'During' suggests the human invention was spread easily throughout the 300 years.
With 'since', you need to refer to a starting point in the past. eg A great deal of human invention since the year 1700 has been directed to . . .
0"since" is wrong, whether with "past" or "last". "since" requires a specific time, e.g. "since 1700".
(B) and (C) are both correct.
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