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PostTue Jul 08, 2008 10:26 pm Reply with quote
A March 2000 Census Bureau survey showed that Mexico accounted for more than a quarter of all foreign-born residents of the United States the largest share for any country to contribute since 1890, when about 30 percent of the country's foreign-born population was from Germany.
1. the largest share for any country to contribute
2. the largest share that any country has contributed
3. which makes it the largest share for any country to contribute
4. having the largest share to be contributed by any country
5. having the largest share to have been contributed by any country

OA is A
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PostWed Jul 09, 2008 12:11 am Reply with quote
I cant decide between A/B...
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PostWed Jul 09, 2008 3:56 am Reply with quote
since 1890.. so i'd pick B because it has 'has'. But it seems to be wrong, can any one pls explian?
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PostWed Jul 09, 2008 5:40 pm Reply with quote
I read somewhere that if a definite time is present we never use past perfect tense
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PostWed Jul 09, 2008 7:38 pm Reply with quote
By selecting B,has contributed, we are making sentence present perfect.
Presently it is in past tense with choice A
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PostWed Jul 09, 2008 8:31 pm Reply with quote
still i'm kinda confused about this question.. alright with A the sentence stays in present tense.. but due to the presence of since 1890, i thought 'has been' needs to be there.. any cogent explanations, pls? Smile
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PostThu Jul 10, 2008 7:49 am Reply with quote
I will go with D because there is "since", the action should be continuing. Atleast that's my take. What's the answer please?
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PostFri Jul 11, 2008 9:09 pm Reply with quote
hello,

I am just curious about this question.
should there be any conjunction or a comma between"A March 2000 Census Bureau survey showed that Mexico accounted for more than a quarter of all foreign-born residents of the United States " and "the largest share for any country to contribute since 1890," ??

Can anyone explain this ?

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PostSun Jul 26, 2009 5:44 am Reply with quote
agemroy wrote:
A March 2000 Census Bureau survey showed that Mexico accounted for more than a quarter of all foreign-born residents of the United States the largest share for any country to contribute since 1890, when about 30 percent of the country's foreign-born population was from Germany.
1. the largest share for any country to contribute
2. the largest share that any country has contributed
3. which makes it the largest share for any country to contribute
4. having the largest share to be contributed by any country
5. having the largest share to have been contributed by any country

OA is A
Could anyone has an explanation with that one ? I have choosed B
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