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MichelleW1982
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MichelleW1982
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IMO: E
I was debating between A and E. I chose A because even though the sentence stated "for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years"...it doesn't explicitly indicate he is not the chair anymore, so I thought "former" was necessary.
Am i understanding it wrong?
the correct answer is E though.
I was debating between A and E. I chose A because even though the sentence stated "for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years"...it doesn't explicitly indicate he is not the chair anymore, so I thought "former" was necessary.
Am i understanding it wrong?
the correct answer is E though.
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I think its E.MichelleW1982 wrote:As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
(A) As the former
(B) The former
(C) Former
(D) She was
(E) As the
Here is my explanation: The sentence means: being the chairman of the board Joan did X. So the sentence is referring to a point in the past when he was the chairman. The actions that Joan did (X) are not what he is doing now. He did them when he was the chairman. So when he performed the actions he was NOT the former chairman. He was the chairman.
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