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Paritosh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

some problems

collecting stamps and stuff ___ her passion

A) was
B) were
C) are
D) has been
E) have been
  

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"Collecting" is the subject. This requires the single form of the verb. However, without any context, I would not be able to choose between the two answers with the single form.

— BarbaraPA

  • "Collecting" is the subject.
  • This requires the single form of the verb.
  • However, without any context, I would not be able to choose between the two answers with the single form.
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"Collecting" is the subject. This requires the single form of the verb.

However, without any context, I would not be able to choose between the two answers with the single form.
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this question is from a competitive exam ..........
so what do you think ..................

Q 1) was or has been ...........which one of them is correct?

Q 2) when no tenses are specified then should we assume the statement in present tense?
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paritoshthis question is from a competitive exam ..........so what do you think .................. Q 1) was or has been ...........which one of them is correct?Q 2) when no tenses are specified then should we assume the statement in present tense?
It is impossible to say without more context,
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Collecting stamps and stuff are (c)her passion.
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Anonymous Collecting stamps and stuff are (c)her passion.
Have you read the whole thread?
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i have given you compelete info. as it appeared in my exam as a single statement
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paritoshi have given you compelete info. as it appeared in my exam as a single statement
Then the question is poorly written. As it stands, A and D are equally correct.
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