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Started repair vs Started repairing

by Tega1984 » Tue May 31, 2011 10:39 am
After the second world war, the city of Cologne started repairing the historical Cathedral, a project that took almost a decade to finish and that the Bild, the largest daily, described as the most expensive repair undertaken ever.

The correct answer is - repair of the historical Cathedral,a project that took almost a decade to finish and that Bild.....

Why should we use repair instead of repairing? Because it's a projct?
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by cans » Tue May 31, 2011 10:42 am
Hey can you please post all the options from next time onwards.
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by Tega1984 » Tue May 31, 2011 10:45 am
Sure it just takes more time to write them
cans wrote:Hey can you please post all the options from next time onwards.
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by itsmebharat » Tue May 31, 2011 11:35 pm
let me try :

After he completed his job, I started doing my job.
started in the past and continue in the present.

After he completed his job, I submitted the project report.
started in the past and ended in past as well.


After the second world war,( happened in d past , now check whether the next event ended in past or continue in present that will help u decide the verb tense. )
the city of Cologne started repairing the historical Cathedral, a project that took almost a decade to finish and that the Bild, the largest daily, described as the most expensive repair undertaken ever.

Hope that helped ;-)
I am not an Expert, please feel free to suggest if there is an error.
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