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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
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tense question

1b00For the past two decades Dr. Lynn Hertel, to the memory of whom a fund was created, ---- an instrumental role in maintaining the department’s research efforts in parasitology and comparative immunology. 02b02br
02br
00A) has played02br
00B) is playing02br
00D) will have played02br
00D) played02br
00E) will be playing0-
  

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0Here's my take:02br 02br 00a) if he still lives AND still plays the role 02br 02br 00d) if he's dead (judging by "01b 00to the memory of whom02b 00", this is the case) OR no longer plays the role0-

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  • 0Here's my take:02br 02br 00a) if he still lives AND still plays the role 02br 02br 00d) if he's dead (judging by "01b 00to the memory of whom02b 00", this is the case) OR no longer plays the role0-
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0Here's my take:02br
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00a) if he still lives AND still plays the role 02br
02br
00d) if he's dead (judging by "01b00to the memory of whom02b00", this is the case) OR no longer plays the role0-
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite11b10For the past two decades Dr. Lynn Hertel, to the memory of whom a fund was created, ---- an instrumental role in maintaining the department’s research efforts in parasitology and comparative immunology. 12b12br
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10A) has played12br
10B) is playing12br
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01cite10Goodman12cite11blockquote
11cite20Diamondrg22cite22br
21b20For the past two decades Dr. Lynn Hertel, to the memory of whom a fund was created, ---- an instrumental role in maintaining the department’s research efforts in parasitology and comparative immunology. 22b2
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0 D is wrong because the sentence is in the past tense, not the future.0-
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