nafiul9090 wrote:oooops i apologize for ths inconvenience guys...i m new on it..here is the question
A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
The issues:
1. This is an agreement. it was passed in 1972. The law is still applicable.
Since the law is still applicable,
something is allowed under the law. We need to use present simple.
--> This eliminates A and B.
2. An event is past. The past event is "
the agreement reduced the amount of phosphate".
---> This eliminates C and E.
3.
"The amount of phosphate" is more fluid than "
Phosphate amount".
Example:
We don't say:
water amount..............
Rice amount................
Sugar amount............
Sand amount............
We say:
Amount of water...........
Amount of rice..............
Amount of sugar...........
Amount of sand...........
Answer is D.
