Newtonian Laws of Motion

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neeti2711: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 116; Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:48 pm; Thanked: 3 times

by neeti2711 » Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:50 am

In Newtonian laws of motion, there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

A) there is a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

B) there is a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

C) there are a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

D) there are a condition and it's converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

E) there has been a condition and its converse regarding bodies at rest and bodies in motion

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puneetkhurana2000: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 131; Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:01 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 39 times

by puneetkhurana2000 » Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:36 am

A) wrong as should be its not it's
B) wrong as should be are not is
A) correct, two things are talked about "condition and its converse" , so plural.
A) wrong as should be its not it's
A) wrong as has been does not make sense.

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by The Iceman » Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:03 am

Puneet's explanation is bang on.

Here we are talking about a universal truth, so we should use simple present tense and not present perfect tense, which is used for actions that started in the past and have continued till present or actions that were completed in the past but their effect still remains in the present.

The usage of 'are' is correct here because we have more than one item.

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