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by real2008 » Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:35 am
The debate over bilingual education centers on the issue of whether the United States should foster the idea of single common language, an idea, some believe, that has in the past been crucial in binding diverse constituencies together.
(A) been crucial in binding diverse constituencies together
(B) been crucial as a binding together of diverse constituencies
(C) been crucial to bind together constituencies that are diverse
(D) become crucial in binding together diverse constituencies
(E) become crucial to bind together constituencies that are diverse

Why not [spoiler]D?[/spoiler]
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by real2008 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:04 pm
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by hk » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:56 pm
Has become in the past is wrong construction and that the reason why D is wrong. For example, would you say "He has in the past become scared of darkness" ??? Hope you got it!!

I think its A Whats the OA??

BTW where did you get all these questions from?? Whats the source??
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by ketkoag » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:03 pm
real2008 wrote:The debate over bilingual education centers on the issue of whether the United States should foster the idea of single common language, an idea, some believe, that has in the past been crucial in binding diverse constituencies together.
(A) been crucial in binding diverse constituencies together
(B) been crucial as a binding together of diverse constituencies
(C) been crucial to bind together constituencies that are diverse
(D) become crucial in binding together diverse constituencies
(E) become crucial to bind together constituencies that are diverse

Why not [spoiler]D?[/spoiler]
"in the past" clearly states that we have to use been here that means the action started in past and is in progress now and might continue in future..
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by real2008 » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:01 am
hk wrote:Has become in the past is wrong construction and that the reason why D is wrong. For example, would you say "He has in the past become scared of darkness" ??? Hope you got it!!

I think its A Whats the OA??

BTW where did you get all these questions from?? Whats the source??
oa is A
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