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MehmetDEU Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
will be remembered vs. may be remembered ( A grammar question from KPDS)
Hi. I came across a grammar question in a KPDS exam (a proficiency exam in Turkey). It is below:
For observers of international politics,March 1998 ----- as a month when the world's superpower relations ----- a hopeful new turn.
a) had been remembered / would have taken
b) will be remembered / may have taken
c) may be remembered / took
d) would be remembered / will have taken
e) has been remembered / would take
The answer key says that B is the correct answer, but I say C is better than B. Could you think on it?
For observers of international politics,March 1998 ----- as a month when the world's superpower relations ----- a hopeful new turn.
a) had been remembered / would have taken
b) will be remembered / may have taken
c) may be remembered / took
d) would be remembered / will have taken
e) has been remembered / would take
The answer key says that B is the correct answer, but I say C is better than B. Could you think on it?
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A combination would be best, IMO: may be remembered/may have taken as we can't be really sure of either, but perhaps that's too skeptical But, you're right, to me too C seems better than B.
- A combination would be best, IMO: may be remembered/may have taken as we can't be really sure of either, but perhaps that's too skeptical But, you're right, to me too C seems better than B.
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A combination would be best, IMO:
may be remembered/may have taken
as we can't be really sure of either,
but perhaps that's too skeptical
may be remembered/may have taken
as we can't be really sure of either,
but perhaps that's too skeptical
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I, too, like a combination:
will be remembered / took
In any case the will strikes me as better than the may, so I think I'd have chosen b, but c seems good, too. In my mind will be remembered as after a date is almost a fixed expression. It's so often written that way that one who reads a lot of English just feels instinctively t
will be remembered / took
In any case the will strikes me as better than the may, so I think I'd have chosen b, but c seems good, too. In my mind will be remembered as after a date is almost a fixed expression. It's so often written that way that one who reads a lot of English just feels instinctively t
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Thanks for your replies:). Actually, I found two different answer keys for the same question. A really hypothetical situation,huh. Good night for all.
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