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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
To date many subjects, .............. to be of interest to these students.
To date many subjects, .............. to be of interest to these students.
A. exclusive math, turn out
B. excluding math, turn out
C. exclusive of math, have turned out (Answer Key)
D. excluding for math, have turned out
Source: Iran University Entrance Examination for Master of Arts students
Hello,
Some native English speakers have told me that B can also work and some others have told me that C can not work here.
One told me: "I think B is being considered wrong because "to date" wants present perfect, not present (it's "to date" meaning "so far, up until today" so it refers to the past with reference to the present)."
And one other told me: "in my opinion, both (B) and (C) are grammatically correct"
What's your opinion? Does B work in your opinion?
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2967717
Thank you.
A. exclusive math, turn out
B. excluding math, turn out
C. exclusive of math, have turned out (Answer Key)
D. excluding for math, have turned out
Source: Iran University Entrance Examination for Master of Arts students
Hello,
Some native English speakers have told me that B can also work and some others have told me that C can not work here.
One told me: "I think B is being considered wrong because "to date" wants present perfect, not present (it's "to date" meaning "so far, up until today" so it refers to the past with reference to the present)."
And one other told me: "in my opinion, both (B) and (C) are grammatically correct"
What's your opinion? Does B work in your opinion?
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2967717
Thank you.
Top answer
sb70012 And one other told me: "in my opinion, both (B) and (C) are grammatically correct" I agree that both of those can be considered correct. " I agree that this is the reason that the test makers consider B wrong. But keep in mind that on tests like this you should always choose the best answer, not just the correct answer, because more than one answer can be correct.
- sb70012 And one other told me: "in my opinion, both (B) and (C) are grammatically correct" I agree that both of those can be considered correct.
- " I agree that this is the reason that the test makers consider B wrong.
- But keep in mind that on tests like this you should always choose the best answer, not just the correct answer, because more than one answer can be correct.
- CJ
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sb70012And one other told me: "in my opinion, both (B) and (C) are grammatically correct"I agree that both of those can be considered correct.
sb70012One told me: "I think B is being considered wrong because "to date" wants present perfect, not present (it's "to date" meaning "so far, up until today" so it refers to the past with refer
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