Hi,<br/><br/>I saw this partial sentence in an interview of Mr. Macawber.<br/><br/>What impressed me was the great care that <u>is taken</u> by ETS (or rather, the Chauncey Group now) in question preparation to ensure that each is ... <br/><br/>Why it had to be 'is taken' and not 'was taken'? Is it because the fact that great care is taken by it still functional?