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Lcchang Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

TOEIC

The new tax plan that has just been implemented _________ to be very hard on the average worker.
(A) prove
(B) proves
(C) is proving
(D) proven

C is the best answer according to the answer key. However, may I choose B too?. And, if D becomes "has proven", does that sound ok as well?
  

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C is the best answer according to the answer key. Yes. However, may I choose B too?.

  • C is the best answer according to the answer key.
  • Yes.
  • However, may I choose B too?.
  • No.
  • It doesn't have the required sense of 'right now' that 'just' suggests.
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C is the best answer according to the answer key. Yes.
However, may I choose B too?. No. It doesn't have the required sense of 'right now' that 'just' suggests.
And, if D becomes "has proven", does that sound ok as well? No. It doesn't have the required sense of 'right no
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Quite contrary to Clive's opinion, I think B is a more common answer as this statement simply states an observation which generally calls for simple present tense. For instance:

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This causes some consternation among the crew as she roams about the ship under the watchful eye of Data.

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