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by evs.teja » Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:20 am
Hi,
A question from OG.
Ans E
Will someone please explain how was used in the stated correct option is right.

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I eliminated the option E,
Since it is in general comparing all the tides in the past, use of past tense is wrong as it still could be the most concentrated wave.[/spoiler]

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by OptimusPrep » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:19 pm
evs.teja wrote:Hi,
A question from OG.
Ans E
Will someone please explain how was used in the stated correct option is right.

[spoiler]
I eliminated the option E,
Since it is in general comparing all the tides in the past, use of past tense is wrong as it still could be the most concentrated wave.[/spoiler]

Thanks
Teja[/spoiler]
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More should always be accompanied by than if we are comparing something. Hence we can eliminate options A and B.
In C and D, "it" has no clear antecedent.

Talking about tenses, a present tense should not be used for a past event with the exception of a universal phenomenon

Correct Option: E
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by evs.teja » Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:37 am
OptimusPrep wrote:
Talking about tenses, a present tense should not be used for a past event with the exception of a universal phenomenon
Dear Sir,
Thank you for the in-depth analysis.
Could you please give an example for the comment about tense?

For eg
Of all the mountains in the world, Mt Everest is taller than any other peak.
My point is: Unless a new mountain that is taller than Everest comes up, no matter in whichever year(whether 2009 or 2016) I say this sentence it will always be true.
If I compare this sentence with the one above, How did you reach the conclusion that the particular tide is still not the most concentrated tide anymore.
I hope you understood my problem with this option of "was"
This was the only reason I eliminated the correct option.
It will be really helpful if you elaborate on this node.
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by OptimusPrep » Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:31 pm
Yes, your statement about Mt. Everest is correct.

In the given sentence, we are talking about the tides of migration that have swept through history.
Hence we are talking about the events that have occurred in the past.

Thus the past tense is required.
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by evs.teja » Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:05 pm
OptimusPrep wrote:Yes, your statement about Mt. Everest is correct.

In the given sentence, we are talking about the tides of migration that have swept through history.
Hence we are talking about the events that have occurred in the past.

Thus the past tense is required.
Does this help?
Let me reframe my doubt
Let's assume this big tide that brought 12 million immigrants happened in 2009.(Before that no tide came with such intensity.)
In 2010 again a big tide came that brought 11 million immigrants.
In 2016 I tell this info to one of my friends : Did you know of all the tides that swept through history, perhaps none of the them was more concentrated than tide that brought 12 million immigrants in 2009.
Sir got your point. ;)
A small clarification though
The tide that brought 12 million immigrants is (still) the most concentrated wave in the world.
The concentration of this tide is still more than any other tide that ever came.
But since this tide is no more ....we'll use past tense when we want to refer to it.
Please Confirm!!
I hope all of the three statements written are correct.If not will you please correct them.
Sorry troubling you.

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by danielle07 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:09 am
I think E is the correct answer because of this simple explanation. Perhaps is slightly more formal than maybe
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