pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:Artificial intelligence emerged during the late 1950's as an academic discipline based on the assumption that computers are able to be programmed to think like people.
(A) are able to be programmed to think like people
(B) were able to be programmed to think as people
(C) can be programmed to think as people can
(D) could be programmed to think like people
(E) are capable of being programmed to think like people do
Quickest approach:
The non-underlined verb
emerged is in the past tense, so we can eliminate any answer choices that use a present tense verb. Eliminate A, C and E.
Stay in one tense unless a change in tense is needed.
In B, the verb
were able is in the wrong tense because the emergence of the academic discipline and the programming of the computers
did not happen at the same time. The emergence happened first, then the programming. We need a verb that indicates this order of events. Eliminate B.
In D, the verb
could implies the correct order of events. The discipline
emerged because people thought that the computers
could be programmed (isometime after the emergence of the discipline).
Hope this helps!
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