In the most bizarre court case this month, the judge ruled that two ping-pong ball
manufacturers owed restitution to four national ping-pong teams for the illegal
weighting of the ping-pong balls in an effort to fix the tournament.
(A) that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owed restitution to four national
ping-pong teams for the illegal weighting of
(B) that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owed restitution to four national
ping-pong teams because of their illegal weighting of
(C) that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owe restitution to four national pingpong
teams for their illegal weighting of
(D) on two ping-pong ball manufacturers that owed restitution to four national
ping-pong teams because they illegally weighted
(E) on the restitution that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owed to four national
ping-pong teams for the illegal weighting of
my doubt: my concern is with the option A . option A uses past tense "owed". if this sentence is about a court case one month old then will it be not more prudent to use the present tense "owe" because the "defaulters" still "owe" that restitution
manufacturers owed restitution to four national ping-pong teams for the illegal
weighting of the ping-pong balls in an effort to fix the tournament.
(A) that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owed restitution to four national
ping-pong teams for the illegal weighting of
(B) that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owed restitution to four national
ping-pong teams because of their illegal weighting of
(C) that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owe restitution to four national pingpong
teams for their illegal weighting of
(D) on two ping-pong ball manufacturers that owed restitution to four national
ping-pong teams because they illegally weighted
(E) on the restitution that two ping-pong ball manufacturers owed to four national
ping-pong teams for the illegal weighting of
my doubt: my concern is with the option A . option A uses past tense "owed". if this sentence is about a court case one month old then will it be not more prudent to use the present tense "owe" because the "defaulters" still "owe" that restitution
